Home › Entities › taxon › Mecistops cataphractus

Mecistops cataphractus

species of slender-snouted crocodile
Taxon taxon Q268501
Press Enter · cited answer in seconds

Mecistops cataphractus

Summary

Mecistops cataphractus is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #1,543 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mecistops cataphractus's image is recorded as Crocodylus cataphractus faux-gavial d'Afrique2.JPG[3].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's taxon rank is recorded as species[5].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[6].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's parent taxon is recorded as slender-snouted crocodiles[7].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's taxon range map image is recorded as Crocodylus cataphractus Distribution.png[8].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's taxon name is recorded as Mecistops cataphractus[9].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's Commons category is recorded as Mecistops cataphractus[10].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's IUCN taxon ID is recorded as 5660[11].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027_pvp[12].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 184780[13].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's ITIS TSN is recorded as 845140[14].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795283[15].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's BioLib taxon ID is recorded as 42966[16].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 350562[17].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441403[18].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's WoRMS-ID for taxa is recorded as 1478600[19].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's Commons gallery is recorded as Crocodylus cataphractus[20].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's original combination is recorded as Crocodylus cataphractus[21].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's taxon synonym is recorded as Crocodylus cataphractus[22].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. cataphractus'}[23].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'African slender-snouted crocodile'}[24].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cocodrilo Hociquifino Africano'}[25].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Crocodile à museau allongé d'Afrique"}[26].
  • Mecistops cataphractus's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Crocodile au long museau'}[27].

Why It Matters

Mecistops cataphractus ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (98 views/month, #1,543 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Fossilworks. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

📑 Cite this page

Use these citations when quoting this entity in research, articles, AI prompts, or wherever provenance matters. We aggregate Wikidata + Wikipedia + authoritative open-data sources; the stitched, scored, cross-referenced view is what 4ort.xyz contributes.

APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Mecistops cataphractus. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/mecistops-cataphractus
MLA “Mecistops cataphractus.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/mecistops-cataphractus.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_mecistops-cataphractus_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Mecistops cataphractus}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/mecistops-cataphractus}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Mecistops cataphractus — https://4ort.xyz/entity/mecistops-cataphractus (retrieved 2026-05-03)

Canonical URL: https://4ort.xyz/entity/mecistops-cataphractus · Last refreshed: