Western Santa Cruz tortoise

Species of turtle
Taxon taxon Q2462851
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Western Santa Cruz tortoise

Summary

Western Santa Cruz tortoise is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Santa Cruz tortoise's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Western Santa Cruz tortoise is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Western Santa Cruz tortoise's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Critically Endangered[5].
  • Western Santa Cruz tortoise is classified within Chelonoidis[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Western Santa Cruz tortoise is Chelonoidis porteri[7].
  • Western Santa Cruz tortoise's Commons category is recorded as Chelonoidis niger porteri[8].
  • Western Santa Cruz tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Gigante de La Reserva'}[9].
  • Western Santa Cruz tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise'}[10].
  • Western Santa Cruz tortoise is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise'}[11].

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Classification

Western Santa Cruz tortoise's scientific name is Chelonoidis porteri[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Chelonoidis[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Tortuga Gigante de La Reserva'}[9], {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Indefatigable Island Giant Tortoise'}[10], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Western Santa Cruz Giant Tortoise'}[11].

Identifiers

Western Santa Cruz tortoise's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 146007[12]. Western Santa Cruz tortoise's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 106732[13]. Western Santa Cruz tortoise's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 10465467[14]. Western Santa Cruz tortoise's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 8305340[15]. Western Santa Cruz tortoise's ITIS TSN is recorded as 949455[16].

Why It Matters

Western Santa Cruz tortoise ranks in the top 0.82% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (87 views/month, #1,608 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Reptile Database. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Reptile Database. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Reptile Database. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [15] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [9] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Debessis · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Parent taxon Chelonoidis
    Iucn conservation status Critically Endangered
    Taxon rank species
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