sand tiger shark
species of shark
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Summary
sand tiger shark is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.57% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,536 views/month, #1,122 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Critically Endangered[4]
- Parent taxon: Carcharias[5]
- Taxon name: Carcharias taurus[6]
- Commons category: Carcharias taurus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Carcharias taurus[8]
- Commons gallery: Carcharias taurus[9]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/abf8082d-c179-4cb2-acc4-3cdef16c4341[10]
- Short name: C. taurus[11]
- Taxon common name: Sand tiger shark[12], Toro Bacota[13], Requin Taureau[14], Grey Nurse Shark[15], Spotted Ragged-tooth Shark[16], Spotted Raggedtooth Shark[17], 錐齒鯊[18], 大沙[19], 戟齒砂鮫[20], tiburón güe[21], Tubarão-mangona[22]
- Different from: sand shark[23]
- Longest observed lifespan: 12 years[24]
- Taxon range: Brazil[25], New Guinea[26]
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Identifiers
sand tiger shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 96768[27]. sand tiger shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30501[28]. sand tiger shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559764[29]. sand tiger shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2420766[30]. Recorded ITIS TSN include 159888[31] and 159879[32].
Why It Matters
sand tiger shark has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 67 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]