Coconut crab

species of crustacean
Taxon taxon Q206070
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Coconut crab

Summary

Coconut crab is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,966 views/month, #357 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Coconut crab's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Coconut crab is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Coconut crab's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Coconut crab belongs to the parent taxon Birgus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Coconut crab is Birgus latro[7].
  • Coconut crab's Commons category is recorded as Birgus latro[8].
  • Coconut crab's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Birgus latro[9].
  • Coconut crab's Commons gallery is recorded as Birgus latro[10].
  • Coconut crab's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • Coconut crab's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[12].
  • Coconut crab's original combination is recorded as Cancer latro[13].
  • Coconut crab's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. latro'}[14].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Coconut crab'}[15].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Crabe De Cocotier'}[16].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Coconut Crab'}[17].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Palm Thief'}[18].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Robber Crab'}[19].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '椰子蟹'}[20].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'cámbaru los cocotales'}[21].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'yap', 'text': 'Yaffi'}[22].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'ch', 'text': 'Ayuyu'}[23].
  • Coconut crab is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'cangrejo de los cocoteros'}[24].
  • Coconut crab's life expectancy is recorded as {'unit': 'Q24564698', 'amount': '+40'}[25].
  • Coconut crab's life expectancy is recorded as {'unit': 'Q24564698', 'amount': '+60'}[26].
  • Coconut crab's taxon author citation is recorded as (Linnaeus, 1767)[27].

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Classification

Coconut crab's scientific name is Birgus latro[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Birgus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Crabe De Cocotier'}[16], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Palm Thief'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Robber Crab'}[19], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '椰子蟹'}[20], and {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'cámbaru los cocotales'}[21].

Identifiers

Coconut crab's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 51727[28]. Coconut crab's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 177283[29]. Coconut crab's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4311512[30]. Coconut crab's ITIS TSN is recorded as 1197343[31].

Why It Matters

Coconut crab ranks in the top 0.18% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,966 views/month, #357 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 68 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . manoa.hawaii.edu. manoa.hawaii.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . manoa.hawaii.edu. manoa.hawaii.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . marinespecies.org. marinespecies.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon Birgus
    Original combination Cancer latro
    Taxon rank species
    Instance of taxon
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