Chelonia mydas

Summary

Chelonia mydas is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,922 views/month, #699 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chelonia mydas's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Chelonia mydas is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Chelonia mydas's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status^[5].
• Chelonia mydas's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[6].
• Chelonia mydas is classified within Chelonia^[7].
• Chelonia mydas's scientific name is Chelonia mydas^[8].
• Chelonia mydas is a type of sea turtle^[9].
• Chelonia mydas's Commons category is recorded as Chelonia mydas^[10].
• Chelonia mydas's Commons gallery is recorded as Chelonia mydas^[11].
• Chelonia mydas's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge^[12].
• Chelonia mydas's original combination is recorded as Testudo mydas^[13].
• Chelonia mydas's short name is recorded as C. mydas^[14].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as Green turtle^[15].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as Tortuga Blanca^[16].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as Tortuga Verde^[17].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as Tortue comestible^[18].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as Tortue franche^[19].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as Tortue verte^[20].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as Green Turtle^[21].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as 綠蠵龜^[22].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as 綠海龜^[23].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as 海龜^[24].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as 石龜^[25].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as 黑龜^[26].
• Chelonia mydas is commonly known as 菜龜^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Chelonia mydas is Chelonia mydas^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Chelonia^[7]. Recorded taxon common name include Green turtle^[15], Tortuga Blanca^[16], Tortuga Verde^[17], Tortue comestible^[18], Tortue franche^[19], and Tortue verte^[20].

Identifiers

Chelonia mydas's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39659^[28]. Chelonia mydas's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8469^[29]. Chelonia mydas's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442225^[30]. Chelonia mydas's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173833^[31].

Why It Matters

Chelonia mydas ranks in the top 0.36% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,922 views/month, #699 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 89 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]