Gopherus agassizii

Summary

Gopherus agassizii is a taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,856 views/month, #1,299 of 195,241).^[2]

Key Facts

• Gopherus agassizii's instance of is recorded as taxon^[3].
• Gopherus agassizii is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• Gopherus agassizii's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered^[5].
• Gopherus agassizii is classified within Q1012045^[6].
• Gopherus agassizii is endemic to United States^[7].
• Gopherus agassizii's scientific name is Gopherus agassizii^[8].
• Gopherus agassizii's Commons category is recorded as Gopherus agassizii^[9].
• Gopherus agassizii's short name is recorded as G. agassizii^[10].
• Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as desert tortoise^[11].
• Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as Tortuga del Desierto^[12].
• Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as Gophère d'Agassiz^[13].
• Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as Tortue d'Agassiz^[14].
• Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as Agassiz's desert tortoise^[15].
• Gopherus agassizii is commonly known as Mojave desert tortoise^[16].
• Gopherus agassizii's maintained by WikiProject is recorded as WikiProject Invasion Biology^[17].
• Gopherus agassizii's sequenced genome URL is recorded as http://www.ensembl.org/Gopherus_agassizii^[18].
• Gopherus agassizii's CITES Appendix is recorded as Appendix II of CITES^[19].
• Gopherus agassizii's diel cycle is recorded as diurnality^[20].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Gopherus agassizii is Gopherus agassizii^[8]. It is classified at the rank of species^[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Q1012045^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include desert tortoise^[11], Tortuga del Desierto^[12], Gophère d'Agassiz^[13], Tortue d'Agassiz^[14], Agassiz's desert tortoise^[15], and Mojave desert tortoise^[16].

Distribution

Gopherus agassizii is endemic to United States^[7].

Identifiers

Gopherus agassizii's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40086^[21]. Gopherus agassizii's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 38772^[22]. Gopherus agassizii's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 456478^[23]. Gopherus agassizii's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2441814^[24]. Gopherus agassizii's ITIS TSN is recorded as 173856^[25].

Why It Matters

Gopherus agassizii ranks in the top 0.67% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,856 views/month, #1,299 of 195,241).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]