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Caribbean monk seal

species of mammal (fossil)
Taxon extinct_taxon Q600654
Caribbean monk seal
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Caribbean monk seal

Summary

Caribbean monk seal is an extinct taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Caribbean monk seal's image is recorded as Cms-newyorkzoologicalsociety1910.jpg[3].
  • Caribbean monk seal's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon[4].
  • Caribbean monk seal's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • Caribbean monk seal's parent taxon is recorded as Monachus[6].
  • Caribbean monk seal's taxon name is recorded as Monachus tropicalis[7].
  • Caribbean monk seal's Commons category is recorded as Monachus tropicalis[8].
  • Caribbean monk seal's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04yhvs[9].
  • Caribbean monk seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180660[10].
  • Caribbean monk seal's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 2211[11].
  • Caribbean monk seal's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 80791[12].
  • Caribbean monk seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219377[13].
  • Caribbean monk seal's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 255020[14].
  • Caribbean monk seal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monachus tropicalis[15].
  • Caribbean monk seal's Commons gallery is recorded as Monachus tropicalis[16].
  • Caribbean monk seal's MSW ID is recorded as 14001053[17].
  • Caribbean monk seal's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as animal/Caribbean-monk-seal[18].
  • Caribbean monk seal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. tropicalis'}[19].
  • Caribbean monk seal's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Caribbean Monk Seal'}[20].
  • Caribbean monk seal's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Karibische Mönchsrobbe'}[21].
  • Caribbean monk seal's CITES Species+ ID is recorded as 6763[22].
  • Caribbean monk seal's TAXREF ID is recorded as 459610[23].
  • Caribbean monk seal's ADW taxon ID is recorded as Monachus_tropicalis[24].
  • Caribbean monk seal's IRMNG ID is recorded as 10199004[25].
  • Caribbean monk seal's SeaLifeBase ID is recorded as 69570[26].
  • Caribbean monk seal's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[27].

Why It Matters

Caribbean monk seal ranks in the top 10% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (542 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Mammal Species of the World (Third edition). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Species+. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . TAXREF v9.0. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . SeaLifeBase. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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