black caiman

Summary

black caiman is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,211 views/month, #862 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• black caiman's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• black caiman is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• black caiman's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern^[5].
• black caiman is classified within Melanosuchus^[6].
• black caiman's scientific name is Melanosuchus niger^[7].
• black caiman's Commons category is recorded as Melanosuchus niger^[8].
• black caiman's Commons gallery is recorded as Melanosuchus niger^[9].
• black caiman's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[10].
• black caiman's short name is recorded as M. niger^[11].
• black caiman is commonly known as Black caiman^[12].
• black caiman is commonly known as Caimán Negro^[13].
• black caiman is commonly known as Lagarto Negro^[14].
• black caiman is commonly known as Caïman noir^[15].
• black caiman is commonly known as Black Caiman^[16].
• black caiman is commonly known as caimán prietu^[17].
• black caiman is commonly known as Caïman nwé^[18].
• black caiman's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES^[19].
• black caiman's diel cycle is recorded as nocturnal^[20].
• black caiman's taxon range is recorded as Brazil^[21].
• black caiman's taxon range is recorded as Santarém^[22].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, black caiman is Melanosuchus niger^[7]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Melanosuchus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Black caiman^[12], Caimán Negro^[13], Lagarto Negro^[14], Caïman noir^[15], caimán prietu^[17], and Caïman nwé^[18].

Identifiers

black caiman's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 116532^[23]. black caiman's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38656^[24]. black caiman's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055872^[25]. black caiman's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441409^[26]. black caiman's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202215^[27].

Why It Matters

black caiman ranks in the top 0.44% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,211 views/month, #862 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 50 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]