common box turtle

species of reptile
Taxon taxon Q1044378
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common box turtle

Summary

common box turtle is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (694 views/month, #1,495 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • common box turtle's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • common box turtle is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • common box turtle's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Vulnerable[5].
  • common box turtle is classified within box turtle[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, common box turtle is Terrapene carolina[7].
  • common box turtle's Commons category is recorded as Terrapene carolina[8].
  • common box turtle's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Terrapene carolina[9].
  • common box turtle's Commons gallery is recorded as Terrapene carolina[10].
  • common box turtle's original combination is recorded as Testudo carolina[11].
  • common box turtle's has characteristic is recorded as negligible senescence[12].
  • common box turtle's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. carolina'}[13].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common box turtle'}[14].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Carolina-Dosenschildkröte'}[15].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Florida Box Turtle'}[16].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga de caja común'}[17].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue boîte'}[18].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue tabatière'}[19].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カロリナハコガメ'}[20].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Carolina-doosschildpad'}[21].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'Terapena karolińska'}[22].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'Carolinasköldpadda'}[23].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'uk', 'text': 'Каролінська коробчаста черепаха'}[24].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue-boîte de Caroline'}[25].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'American Box Turtle'}[26].
  • common box turtle is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common Box Turtle'}[27].

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Classification

common box turtle's scientific name is Terrapene carolina[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon box turtle[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Common box turtle'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Carolina-Dosenschildkröte'}[15], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Florida Box Turtle'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga de caja común'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue boîte'}[18], and {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Tortue tabatière'}[19].

Identifiers

common box turtle's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 39814[28]. common box turtle's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 158814[29]. common box turtle's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1055222[30]. common box turtle's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2443173[31]. common box turtle's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173776[32].

Why It Matters

common box turtle ranks in the top 0.77% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (694 views/month, #1,495 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . Checklist of Chelonians of the World. 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. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . genomics.senescence.info. genomics.senescence.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . ARKive. wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Litter size {'amount': '+4'}
    Instance of taxon
    Parent taxon box turtle
    Iucn conservation status Vulnerable
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