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Morelet's crocodile

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Morelet's crocodile

Summary

Morelet's crocodile is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (595 views/month, #1,366 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Morelet's crocodile's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Morelet's crocodile is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Morelet's crocodile's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Morelet's crocodile belongs to the parent taxon Crocodylus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Morelet's crocodile is Crocodylus moreletii[7].
  • Morelet's crocodile's Commons category is recorded as Crocodylus moreletii[8].
  • Morelet's crocodile's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crocodylus moreletii[9].
  • Morelet's crocodile's Commons gallery is recorded as Crocodylus moreletii[10].
  • Morelet's crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Belize crocodile'}[11].
  • Morelet's crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cocodrilo de Morelet'}[12].
  • Morelet's crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cocodrilo de Pantano y Lagarto'}[13].
  • Morelet's crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Crocodile de Morelet'}[14].
  • Morelet's crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Belize Crocodile'}[15].
  • Morelet's crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Morelet's Crocodile"}[16].
  • Morelet's crocodile's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[17].
  • Morelet's crocodile's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[18].

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Classification

Morelet's crocodile's scientific name is Crocodylus moreletii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Crocodylus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Belize crocodile'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cocodrilo de Morelet'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cocodrilo de Pantano y Lagarto'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Crocodile de Morelet'}[14], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Morelet's Crocodile"}[16].

Identifiers

Morelet's crocodile's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 26074[19]. Morelet's crocodile's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 184237[20]. Morelet's crocodile's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795280[21]. Morelet's crocodile's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441352[22]. Morelet's crocodile's ITIS TSN is recorded as 174362[23].

Why It Matters

Morelet's crocodile ranks in the top 0.7% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (595 views/month, #1,366 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 34 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

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. [20] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [23] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [21] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [22] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [18] ↑ . Out of the dark: 350 million years of conservatism and evolution in diel activity patterns in vertebrates. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Crocodylus
    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Instance of → taxon
    Iucn conservation status → Least Concern
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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