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tiger shark

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tiger shark

Summary

tiger shark is a taxon[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • tiger shark's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • tiger shark is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • tiger shark's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Near Threatened[5].
  • tiger shark belongs to the parent taxon Galeocerdo[6].
  • tiger shark's scientific name is Galeocerdo cuvier[7].
  • tiger shark's Commons category is recorded as Galeocerdo cuvier[8].
  • tiger shark began on -23000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • tiger shark's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Galeocerdo cuvier[10].
  • tiger shark's Commons gallery is recorded as Galeocerdo cuvier[11].
  • tiger shark's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/abf8082d-c179-4cb2-acc4-3cdef16c4341[12].
  • tiger shark's original combination is recorded as Squalus cuvier[13].
  • tiger shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tiger shark'}[14].
  • tiger shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tiger Shark'}[15].
  • tiger shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鼬鯊'}[16].
  • tiger shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '虎沙'}[17].
  • tiger shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鼬鮫'}[18].
  • tiger shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '爛沙'}[19].
  • tiger shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鳥鯊'}[20].
  • tiger shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'tiburón tigre'}[21].
  • tiger shark is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Tigerhai'}[22].
  • tiger shark's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn30/01491361-n[23].
  • tiger shark's exact match is recorded as http://wordnet-rdf.princeton.edu/wn31/101494106-n[24].
  • tiger shark's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[25].
  • tiger shark's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[26].
  • tiger shark's taxon range is recorded as Brazil[27].

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Classification

tiger shark's scientific name is Galeocerdo cuvier[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Galeocerdo[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Tiger shark'}[14], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鼬鯊'}[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '虎沙'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鼬鮫'}[18], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '爛沙'}[19], and {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '鳥鯊'}[20].

Identifiers

tiger shark's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 52299[28]. tiger shark's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 7819[29]. tiger shark's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 46559811[30]. tiger shark's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2418234[31]. tiger shark's ITIS TSN is recorded as 160189[32].

Why It Matters

tiger shark has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 56 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

Related Entities

Brazil New Guinea

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] ↑ . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25d ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Svkkl authority id → 0253338-zralok-tygri
    Iucn conservation status → Near Threatened
    Topic's main category → Category:Galeocerdo cuvier
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0253338-zralok-tygri, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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