Florida softshell turtle

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q1429672
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Florida softshell turtle

Summary

Florida softshell turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (832 views/month, #1,415 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Florida softshell turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Florida softshell turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Florida softshell turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Florida softshell turtle belongs to the parent taxon Apalone[6].
  • Florida softshell turtle is endemic to United States[7].
  • Florida softshell turtle's scientific name is Apalone ferox[8].
  • Florida softshell turtle's Commons category is recorded as Apalone ferox[9].
  • Florida softshell turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Apalone ferox[10].
  • Florida softshell turtle's Commons gallery is recorded as Apalone ferox[11].
  • Florida softshell turtle is commonly known as Florida Softshell Turtle[12].
  • Florida softshell turtle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[13].
  • Florida softshell turtle's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix III of CITES[14].
  • Florida softshell turtle's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+24'}[15].
  • Florida softshell turtle's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[16].

Body

Classification

Florida softshell turtle's scientific name is Apalone ferox[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Apalone[6]. It is commonly known as Florida Softshell Turtle[12].

Distribution

Florida softshell turtle is endemic to United States[7].

Identifiers

Florida softshell turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39566[17]. Florida softshell turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 100213[18]. Florida softshell turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795754[19]. Florida softshell turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442665[20]. Florida softshell turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 208675[21].

Why It Matters

Florida softshell turtle ranks in the top 0.72% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (832 views/month, #1,415 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  19. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · StorchPDF · 2026-09-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sealifebase id 67501
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P6018]]: 67501, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273129|batch #273129]]"
  2. 22d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size {'amount': '+24'}
    Parent taxon Apalone
    Instance of taxon
    Iucn conservation status Least Concern
    + 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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