common box turtle

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q1044378
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common box turtle

Summary

common box turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (640 views/month, #1,495 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • common box turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • common box turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • common box turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • common box turtle is classified within box turtle[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, common box turtle is Terrapene carolina[7].
  • common box turtle's Commons category is recorded as Terrapene carolina[8].
  • common box turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Terrapene carolina[9].
  • common box turtle's Commons gallery is recorded as Terrapene carolina[10].
  • common box turtle's original combination is recorded as Testudo carolina[11].
  • common box turtle's has characteristic is recorded as negligible senescence[12].
  • common box turtle's short name is recorded as T. carolina[13].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Common box turtle[14].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Carolina-Dosenschildkröte[15].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Florida Box Turtle[16].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Tortuga de caja común[17].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Tortue boîte[18].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Tortue tabatière[19].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as カロリナハコガメ[20].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Carolina-doosschildpad[21].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Terapena karolińska[22].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Carolinasköldpadda[23].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Каролінська коробчаста черепаха[24].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Tortue-boîte de Caroline[25].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as American Box Turtle[26].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as Common Box Turtle[27].

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Classification

common box turtle's scientific name is Terrapene carolina[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon box turtle[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Common box turtle[14], Carolina-Dosenschildkröte[15], Florida Box Turtle[16], Tortuga de caja común[17], Tortue boîte[18], and Tortue tabatière[19].

Identifiers

common box turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39814[28]. common box turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 158814[29]. common box turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055222[30]. common box turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2443173[31]. common box turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173776[32].

Why It Matters

common box turtle ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (640 views/month, #1,495 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · Anti-Strange-Ipek-Action · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id → 66996
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6018]]: 66996, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270952|batch #270952]]"
  2. 6w ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size → {'amount': '+4'}
    Instance of → taxon
    Parent taxon → box turtle
    Iucn conservation status → Vulnerable
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||tt */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/49068|batch #49068]]"
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