Mediterranean Monk Seal
species of mammal
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Summary
Mediterranean Monk Seal is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,770 views/month, #1,227 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Monachus[5]
- Taxon name: Monachus monachus[6]
- Commons category: Monachus monachus[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Monachus monachus[8]
- Commons gallery: Monachus monachus[9]
- Original combination: Phoca monachus[10]
- Taxon synonym: Phoca leucogaster[11]
- Short name: M. monachus[12]
- Taxon common name: Mediterranean Monk Seal[13], Foca Monje[14], Phoque-moine Méditerranéen[15], Mittelmeer-Mönchsrobbe[16], foca monxu[17], Focă cu burtă albă[18], Focă mediteraneană[19], Vacă de mare[20], sredozemska medvedjica[21]
- CITES Appendix: Appendix I of CITES[22]
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Identifiers
Mediterranean Monk Seal's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 41716[23]. Mediterranean Monk Seal's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 248254[24]. Mediterranean Monk Seal's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2434779[25]. Mediterranean Monk Seal's ITIS TSN is recorded as 180659[26].
Why It Matters
Mediterranean Monk Seal has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 62 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]