Russian tortoise

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q754182
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Russian tortoise

Summary

Russian tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (642 views/month, #1,448 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Russian tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Russian tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Russian tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Russian tortoise is classified within Agrionemys[6].
  • Russian tortoise's scientific name is Testudo horsfieldii[7].
  • Russian tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Testudo horsfieldii[8].
  • Russian tortoise's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Testudo horsfieldii[9].
  • Russian tortoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Testudo horsfieldii[10].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Afghan tortoise'}[11].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Terrestre Afgana'}[12].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue Des Steppes'}[13].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Tortue d'Horsfield"}[14].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Afghan Tortoise'}[15].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Central Asian Tortoise'}[16].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Four-toed Tortoise'}[17].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Horsfield's Tortoise"}[18].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Steppe Tortoise'}[19].
  • Russian tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '四爪陆龟'}[20].
  • Russian tortoise's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • Russian tortoise's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES[22].
  • Russian tortoise's litter size is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[23].
  • Russian tortoise's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality[24].

Body

Classification

Russian tortoise's scientific name is Testudo horsfieldii[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Agrionemys[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Afghan tortoise'}[11], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Terrestre Afgana'}[12], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue Des Steppes'}[13], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "Tortue d'Horsfield"}[14], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Central Asian Tortoise'}[16], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Four-toed Tortoise'}[17].

Identifiers

Russian tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40032[25]. Russian tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 101699[26]. Russian tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 452960[27]. Russian tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441514[28]. Russian tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 551867[29].

Why It Matters

Russian tortoise ranks in the top 0.74% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (642 views/month, #1,448 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] It is known by 71 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. 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. [26] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [27] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [28] . 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. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . list of endangered and protected species of China. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Species+. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . Turtles and Tortoises Demographic Traits Database for CITES Listed Species ver. 01. wikidata.org.
  27. [24] . 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. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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