Gharial

species of crocodilian belonging to the gharial family (Gavialidae)
Taxon taxon Q17134
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Gharial

Summary

Gharial is a taxon[1]. Gharial ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,908 views/month, #306 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Gharial's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Gharial is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Gharial's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Gharial is classified within Gavialis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Gharial is Gavialis gangeticus[7].
  • Gharial's Commons category is recorded as Gavialis gangeticus[8].
  • Gharial began on -5000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[9].
  • Gharial's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Gavialis gangeticus[10].
  • Gharial's Commons gallery is recorded as Gavialis gangeticus[11].
  • Gharial's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+5000'}[12].
  • Gharial's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+436'}[13].
  • Gharial's quantity is recorded as {'amount': '+182'}[14].
  • Gharial's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'G. gangeticus'}[15].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gharial'}[16].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gavial del Ganges'}[17].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gavial du Gange'}[18].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fish-eating Crocodile'}[19].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gavial'}[20].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Gavial'}[21].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Gharial'}[22].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Long-nosed Crocodile'}[23].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'gawial gangesowy'}[24].
  • Gharial is commonly known as {'lang': 'ast', 'text': 'gavial del ganxes'}[25].
  • Gharial's Wildlife Protection Act 1972 is recorded as Schedule I (Part II) of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972[26].
  • Gharial's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix I of CITES[27].

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Classification

Gharial's scientific name is Gavialis gangeticus[7]. Gharial is classified at the rank of species[4]. Gharial is classified within Gavialis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gharial'}[16], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Gavial del Ganges'}[17], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Gavial du Gange'}[18], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Fish-eating Crocodile'}[19], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Gavial'}[20], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indian Gavial'}[21].

Identifiers

Gharial's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 116523[28]. Gharial's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 94835[29]. Gharial's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 794627[30]. Gharial's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441360[31]. Gharial's ITIS TSN is recorded as 202218[32].

Why It Matters

Gharial ranks in the top 0.16% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,908 views/month, #306 of 195,241).[2] Gharial has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Gharial is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . iucnredlist.org. iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . iucnredlist.org. iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . iucnredlist.org. iucnredlist.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . ARKive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . encyklopedia.pwn.pl. encyklopedia.pwn.pl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . sabencia.net. sabencia.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [28] . wikidata.org.
  29. [26] . India Schedule Species Database. wikidata.org.
  30. [27] . 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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