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Mediterranean Monk Seal

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Mediterranean Monk Seal

Summary

Mediterranean Monk Seal is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,738 views/month, #1,227 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mediterranean Monk Seal's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal belongs to the parent taxon Monachus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Mediterranean Monk Seal is Monachus monachus[7].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal's Commons category is recorded as Monachus monachus[8].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Monachus monachus[9].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal's Commons gallery is recorded as Monachus monachus[10].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal's original combination is recorded as Phoca monachus[11].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal's taxon synonym is recorded as Phoca leucogaster[12].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'M. monachus'}[13].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mediterranean Monk Seal'}[14].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Foca Monje'}[15].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Phoque-moine Méditerranéen'}[16].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mittelmeer-Mönchsrobbe'}[17].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'foca monxu'}[18].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Focă cu burtă albă'}[19].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Focă mediteraneană'}[20].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Vacă de mare'}[21].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'sl', 'text': 'sredozemska medvedjica'}[22].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Mediterranean monk seal'}[23].
  • Mediterranean Monk Seal's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[24].

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Classification

Mediterranean Monk Seal's scientific name is Monachus monachus[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Monachus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Foca Monje'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Phoque-moine Méditerranéen'}[16], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Mittelmeer-Mönchsrobbe'}[17], {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'foca monxu'}[18], and {'lang': 'ro', 'text': 'Focă cu burtă albă'}[19].

Identifiers

Mediterranean Monk Seal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41716[25]. Mediterranean Monk Seal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 248254[26]. Mediterranean Monk Seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434779[27]. Mediterranean Monk Seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180659[28].

Why It Matters

Mediterranean Monk Seal ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,738 views/month, #1,227 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 39 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [26] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [11] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  14. [13] ↑ . 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] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  19. [18] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [23] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . Species+. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Monachus
    Original combination → Phoca monachus
    Taxon rank → species
    Instance of → taxon
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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