Chinese alligator

species of alligator
Taxon taxon Q194422
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Chinese alligator

Summary

Chinese alligator is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,086 views/month, #909 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinese alligator's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chinese alligator is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Chinese alligator's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Chinese alligator belongs to the parent taxon Alligator[6].
  • Chinese alligator's scientific name is Alligator sinensis[7].
  • Chinese alligator's Commons category is recorded as Alligator sinensis[8].
  • Chinese alligator's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alligator sinensis[9].
  • Chinese alligator's Commons gallery is recorded as Alligator sinensis[10].
  • Chinese alligator's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[11].
  • Chinese alligator's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. sinensis'}[12].
  • Chinese alligator is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese alligator'}[13].
  • Chinese alligator is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Aligator de China'}[14].
  • Chinese alligator is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Alligator de Chine'}[15].
  • Chinese alligator is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'China Alligator'}[16].
  • Chinese alligator is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Alligator'}[17].
  • Chinese alligator is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '扬子鳄'}[18].
  • Chinese alligator is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kitajski aligator'}[19].
  • Chinese alligator's sequenced genome URL is recorded as https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Alligator_sinensis[20].
  • Chinese alligator's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[21].
  • Chinese alligator's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Chinese alligator is Alligator sinensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Alligator[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Aligator de China'}[14], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Alligator de Chine'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'China Alligator'}[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '扬子鳄'}[18], and {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'kitajski aligator'}[19].

Identifiers

Chinese alligator's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 26156[23]. Chinese alligator's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38654[24]. Chinese alligator's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 796028[25]. Chinese alligator's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441368[26]. Chinese alligator's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202209[27].

Why It Matters

Chinese alligator ranks in the top 0.47% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,086 views/month, #909 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. 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. [24] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [27] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [25] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [26] . 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] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . list of endangered and protected species of China. wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [20] . DNA Zoo. wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. 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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  1. 18d ago · AraBot bot · 2026-05-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category Category:Alligator sinensis
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    Described by source Gujin Tushu Jicheng
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