Aldabra giant tortoise

Summary

Aldabra giant tortoise is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,860 views/month, #1,010 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Aldabra giant tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Aldabra giant tortoise is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Aldabra giant tortoise belongs to the parent taxon Aldabrachelys^[5].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's scientific name is Aldabrachelys gigantea^[6].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Aldabrachelys gigantea^[7].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's Commons gallery is recorded as Dipsochelys dussumieri^[8].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's main food source is recorded as grass^[9].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's main food source is recorded as leaf^[10].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's main food source is recorded as trunk^[11].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's main food source is recorded as banana^[12].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's main food source is recorded as apple^[13].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's main food source is recorded as fruit^[14].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's main food source is recorded as carrion^[15].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's main food source is recorded as invertebrate^[16].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's original combination is recorded as Testudo gigantea^[17].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's taxon synonym is recorded as Dipsochelys dussumieri^[18].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's taxon synonym is recorded as Geochelone gigantea^[19].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's taxon synonym is recorded as Dipsochelys arnoldi^[20].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's has characteristic is recorded as herbivore^[21].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's habitat is recorded as grassland^[22].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's habitat is recorded as shrubland^[23].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's habitat is recorded as mangrove^[24].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's longest observed lifespan is recorded as {'unit': 'Q577', 'amount': '+152'}^[25].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[26].
• Aldabra giant tortoise's taxon author citation is recorded as (Schweigger, 1812)^[27].

Body

Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Aldabra giant tortoise is Aldabrachelys gigantea^[6]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It is classified within Aldabrachelys^[5].

Identifiers

Aldabra giant tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 539233^[28]. Aldabra giant tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 167804^[29]. Aldabra giant tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 52231890^[30]. Aldabra giant tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 7696021^[31]. Aldabra giant tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 936901^[32].

Why It Matters

Aldabra giant tortoise ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,860 views/month, #1,010 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 36 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]