hawksbill sea turtle

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q203538
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hawksbill sea turtle

Summary

hawksbill sea turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,508 views/month, #1,092 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • hawksbill sea turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • hawksbill sea turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is classified within Eretmochelys[6].
  • hawksbill sea turtle's scientific name is Eretmochelys imbricata[7].
  • hawksbill sea turtle's Commons category is recorded as Eretmochelys imbricata[8].
  • hawksbill sea turtle's Commons gallery is recorded as Eretmochelys imbricata[9].
  • hawksbill sea turtle's main food source is recorded as benthic animal[10].
  • hawksbill sea turtle's described by source is recorded as Gujin Tushu Jicheng[11].
  • hawksbill sea turtle's original combination is recorded as Testudo imbricata[12].
  • hawksbill sea turtle's taxon synonym is recorded as Eretmochelys imbricata squamata[13].
  • hawksbill sea turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'E. imbricata'}[14].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hawksbill turtle'}[15].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga de Carey'}[16].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Caret'}[17].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue à bec faucon'}[18].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue à écailles'}[19].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue Caret'}[20].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue imbriquée'}[21].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hawksbill Turtle'}[22].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '玳瑁'}[23].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鷹嘴海龜'}[24].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '毒瑁'}[25].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'karetschildpad'}[26].
  • hawksbill sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'hawksbill turtle'}[27].

Body

Classification

hawksbill sea turtle's scientific name is Eretmochelys imbricata[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Eretmochelys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hawksbill turtle'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga de Carey'}[16], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Caret'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue à bec faucon'}[18], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue à écailles'}[19], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue Caret'}[20].

Identifiers

hawksbill sea turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39672[28]. hawksbill sea turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 27787[29]. hawksbill sea turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559472[30]. hawksbill sea turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2442207[31]. hawksbill sea turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173836[32].

Discovery and Description

Things named for hawksbill sea turtle include USS Hawkbill[33], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[34].

Why It Matters

hawksbill sea turtle ranks in the top 0.56% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,508 views/month, #1,092 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

Entities named for it include USS Hawkbill[33], a nuclear-powered attack submarine[34].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . 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] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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