Chinese softshell turtle

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q754028
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Chinese softshell turtle

Summary

Chinese softshell turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (691 views/month, #1,458 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chinese softshell turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Chinese softshell turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Chinese softshell turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • Chinese softshell turtle belongs to the parent taxon Pelodiscus[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Chinese softshell turtle is Pelodiscus sinensis[7].
  • Chinese softshell turtle's Commons category is recorded as Pelodiscus sinensis[8].
  • Chinese softshell turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pelodiscus sinensis[9].
  • Chinese softshell turtle's Commons gallery is recorded as Pelodiscus sinensis[10].
  • Chinese softshell turtle's original combination is recorded as Trionyx sinensis[11].
  • Chinese softshell turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'P. sinensis'}[12].
  • Chinese softshell turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese softshell turtle'}[13].
  • Chinese softshell turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chinese Softshell Turtle'}[14].
  • Chinese softshell turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中華鱉'}[15].
  • Chinese softshell turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '圓魚'}[16].
  • Chinese softshell turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '甲魚'}[17].
  • Chinese softshell turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中华鳖'}[18].
  • Chinese softshell turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Chinese drieklauw'}[19].
  • Chinese softshell turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'チュウゴクスッポン'}[20].
  • Chinese softshell turtle's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology[21].
  • Chinese softshell turtle's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Pelodiscus_sinensis[22].
  • Chinese softshell turtle's taxon range is recorded as Ananindeua[23].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Chinese softshell turtle is Pelodiscus sinensis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Pelodiscus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[13], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中華鱉'}[15], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '圓魚'}[16], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '甲魚'}[17], {'lang': 'zh', 'text': '中华鳖'}[18], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Chinese drieklauw'}[19].

Identifiers

Chinese softshell turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 68334[24]. Chinese softshell turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 13735[25]. Chinese softshell turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 791178[26]. Chinese softshell turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5220435[27]. Chinese softshell turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 208697[28].

Why It Matters

Chinese softshell turtle ranks in the top 0.75% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (691 views/month, #1,458 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . 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. [25] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [28] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [26] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [27] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . Catalogue of Life in Taiwan. 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] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . List of Standard Japanese Names of Amphibians and Reptiles of Japan. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [21] . wikidata.org.
  25. [22] . Ensembl genome database project. wikidata.org.
  26. [23] . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Retrieved . antigo.museu-goeldi.br. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Iucn conservation status Vulnerable
    Taxon rank species
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