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Spermophilus

genus of rodents
Taxon taxon Q199251
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Spermophilus

Summary

Spermophilus is a taxon[1]. Spermophilus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (693 views/month, #1,527 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Spermophilus's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Spermophilus is classified at the rank of genus[4].
  • Spermophilus is classified within ground squirrels[5].
  • Spermophilus's scientific name is Spermophilus[6].
  • Spermophilus's Commons category is recorded as Spermophilus[7].
  • The taxonomic type of Spermophilus is European ground squirrel[8].
  • Spermophilus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Spermophilus[9].
  • Spermophilus's Commons gallery is recorded as Spermophilus[10].
  • Spermophilus's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Spermophilus's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[12].
  • Spermophilus's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[13].
  • Spermophilus's described by source is recorded as Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia, vol. 3[14].
  • Spermophilus's taxon synonym is recorded as Citellus[15].
  • Spermophilus's taxon synonym is recorded as Arctomys[16].
  • Spermophilus's topic has template is recorded as Template:Taxonomy/Spermophilus[17].
  • Spermophilus's different from is recorded as European ground squirrel[18].
  • Spermophilus's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[19].
  • Spermophilus's homonymous taxon is recorded as Spermophilus[20].

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Classification

Spermophilus's scientific name is Spermophilus[6]. Spermophilus is classified at the rank of genus[4]. Spermophilus belongs to the parent taxon ground squirrels[5]. The taxonomic type of Spermophilus is European ground squirrel[8].

Identifiers

Spermophilus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 179974[21]. Spermophilus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9996[22]. Spermophilus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 15104[23]. Spermophilus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437289[24]. Spermophilus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180145[25].

Why It Matters

Spermophilus ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (693 views/month, #1,527 of 195,241).[2] Spermophilus has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] Spermophilus is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [22] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [25] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [23] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [24] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → ground squirrels
    Taxon rank → genus
    Instance of → taxon
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007543477805171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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