loggerhead sea turtle

species of turtle
Taxon taxon Q192095
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loggerhead sea turtle

Summary

loggerhead sea turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.53% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month, #1,032 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • loggerhead sea turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • loggerhead sea turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • loggerhead sea turtle belongs to the parent taxon Caretta[6].
  • loggerhead sea turtle's scientific name is Caretta caretta[7].
  • loggerhead sea turtle's Commons category is recorded as Caretta caretta[8].
  • loggerhead sea turtle began on -40000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • loggerhead sea turtle's Commons gallery is recorded as Caretta caretta[10].
  • loggerhead sea turtle's original combination is recorded as Testudo caretta[11].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Loggerhead turtle'}[12].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caguama'}[13].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Boba'}[14].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Cabezona'}[15].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Careta'}[16].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Comun'}[17].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue caouanne'}[18].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Loggerhead Turtle'}[19].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '赤蠵龜'}[20].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '紅海龜'}[21].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '蠵龜'}[22].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'dikkopschildpad, onechte karetschildpad'}[23].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'loggerhead turtle'}[24].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Unechte Karettschildkröte'}[25].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'アカウミガメ'}[26].
  • loggerhead sea turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '붉은바다거북'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, loggerhead sea turtle is Caretta caretta[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Caretta[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Loggerhead turtle'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Caguama'}[13], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Boba'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Cabezona'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Careta'}[16], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Comun'}[17].

Identifiers

loggerhead sea turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39665[28]. loggerhead sea turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8467[29]. loggerhead sea turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8894817[30]. loggerhead sea turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173830[31].

Why It Matters

loggerhead sea turtle ranks in the top 0.53% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month, #1,032 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 66 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

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. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [31] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [15] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . 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] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [24] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [25] . Belgian Species List. Retrieved . species.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [27] . wikidata.org.
  29. [28] . 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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