Asian forest tortoise

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q900757
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Asian forest tortoise

Summary

Asian forest tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month, #1,531 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Asian forest tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Asian forest tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Asian forest tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Asian forest tortoise belongs to the parent taxon Manouria[6].
  • Asian forest tortoise's scientific name is Manouria emys[7].
  • Asian forest tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Manouria emys[8].
  • Asian forest tortoise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Manouria emys[9].
  • Asian forest tortoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Manouria emys[10].
  • Asian forest tortoise is commonly known as Asian tortoise[11].
  • Asian forest tortoise is commonly known as Tortue Brune[12].
  • Asian forest tortoise is commonly known as Asian Giant Tortoise[13].
  • Asian forest tortoise is commonly known as Asian Tortoise[14].
  • Asian forest tortoise is commonly known as Black Giant Tortoise[15].
  • Asian forest tortoise is commonly known as Burmese Brown Tortoise[16].
  • Asian forest tortoise is commonly known as Burmese Mountain Tortoise[17].
  • Asian forest tortoise is commonly known as Six-legged Tortoise[18].
  • Asian forest tortoise's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[19].
  • Asian forest tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[20].
  • Asian forest tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+66'}[21].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Asian forest tortoise is Manouria emys[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Manouria[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Asian tortoise[11], Tortue Brune[12], Asian Giant Tortoise[13], Black Giant Tortoise[15], Burmese Brown Tortoise[16], and Burmese Mountain Tortoise[17].

Identifiers

Asian forest tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 57389[22]. Asian forest tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 260614[23]. Asian forest tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055883[24]. Asian forest tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441830[25]. Asian forest tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551952[26].

Why It Matters

Asian forest tortoise ranks in the top 0.78% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (605 views/month, #1,531 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id 67691
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  2. 23d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size {'amount': '+66'}
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon Manouria
    Iucn conservation status Critically Endangered
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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