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Orinoco crocodile

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q272395
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Orinoco crocodile

Summary

Orinoco crocodile is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month, #1,221 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Orinoco crocodile's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Orinoco crocodile is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Orinoco crocodile's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Orinoco crocodile belongs to the parent taxon Crocodylus[6].
  • Orinoco crocodile's scientific name is Crocodylus intermedius[7].
  • Orinoco crocodile's Commons category is recorded as Crocodylus intermedius[8].
  • Orinoco crocodile's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Crocodylus intermedius[9].
  • Orinoco crocodile's Commons gallery is recorded as Crocodylus intermedius[10].
  • Orinoco crocodile's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'C. intermedius'}[11].
  • Orinoco crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Orinoco crocodile'}[12].
  • Orinoco crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cocodrilo del Orinoco'}[13].
  • Orinoco crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Crocodile de l'Orénoque"}[14].
  • Orinoco crocodile is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Orinoco Crocodile'}[15].
  • Orinoco crocodile's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[16].
  • Orinoco crocodile's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal[17].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Orinoco crocodile is Crocodylus intermedius[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': 'it'}[12], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Cocodrilo del Orinoco'}[13], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Crocodile de l'Orénoque"}[14].

Identifiers

Orinoco crocodile's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 26081[18]. Orinoco crocodile's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 184240[19]. Orinoco crocodile's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 795281[20]. Orinoco crocodile's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441344[21]. Orinoco crocodile's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202201[22].

Why It Matters

Orinoco crocodile ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,031 views/month, #1,221 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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. [19] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [22] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [20] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [21] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . ARKive. 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. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [17] ↑ . 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. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Taxon rank → species
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    Diel cycle → nocturnal
    Iucn conservation status → Critically Endangered
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