Cystophora cristata
species of mammal
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Summary
Cystophora cristata is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,066 views/month, #1,396 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4], Endangered status[5]
- Parent taxon: Cystophora[6]
- Taxon name: Cystophora cristata[7]
- Commons category: Cystophora cristata[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cystophora cristata[9]
- Commons gallery: Cystophora cristata[10]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[12]
- Original combination: Phoca cristata[13]
- Short name: C. cristata[14]
- Taxon common name: Hooded Seal[15], Foca de Casco[16], Phoque à capuchon[17], Klappenmütze[18], Klappmütze[19], Mützenrobbe[20], klapmuts[21], klappmyss[22], foca crestuda[23], Bladder-nose[24], foca dal cappuccio[25]
- Different from: Hooded Merganser[26]
- Gestation period: 11.7 month[27]
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Identifiers
Cystophora cristata's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41706[28]. Cystophora cristata's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 39293[29]. Cystophora cristata's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5219378[30]. Cystophora cristata's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180657[31].
Why It Matters
Cystophora cristata has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]