Mojave Desert tortoise

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herbivorous animal long‑lived vertebrate reptile terrestrial turtle tortoise

The Mojave Desert tortoise is a long-lived, burrowing land turtle native to the arid regions of the southwestern United States, known for its domed shell, herbivorous diet, and threatened conservation status.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
desert tortoise 3
Gopherus agassizii 1

Statements (54)

Predicate Object
instanceOf herbivorous animal ⓘ
long‑lived vertebrate ⓘ
reptile ⓘ
terrestrial turtle ⓘ
tortoise ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular in hot weather ⓘ
diurnal ⓘ
adaptation estivation during extreme heat ⓘ
water conservation ⓘ
averageLifespan 50 to 80 years ⓘ
class Reptilia ⓘ
clutchSize typically 1 to 14 eggs ⓘ
commonNameOf Mojave Desert tortoise self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Gopherus agassizii
conservationStatus threatened ⓘ
creates burrows used by other species ⓘ
diet herbivorous ⓘ
eats cacti ⓘ
forbs ⓘ
grasses ⓘ
wildflowers ⓘ
ecologicalRole herbivore in desert ecosystems ⓘ
seed disperser ⓘ
family Testudinidae ⓘ
genus Testudinidae ⓘ
surface form: Gopherus
habitat alluvial fans ⓘ
arid regions ⓘ
desert scrub ⓘ
valley bottoms ⓘ
hasBehavior burrowing ⓘ
hibernation ⓘ
hasBodyPart domed shell ⓘ
scaled limbs ⓘ
strong forelimbs for digging ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lays eggs ⓘ
listedAs threatened under U.S. federal law ⓘ
maximumLifespan over 80 years ⓘ
nativeTo Arizona ⓘ
California, United States ⓘ
surface form: California

Mojave Desert ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
southwestern United States ⓘ
order Testudines ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
protectedBy U.S. Endangered Species Act ⓘ
reproduction oviparous ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
threatenedBy disease ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
illegal collection ⓘ
predation on juveniles ⓘ
urban development ⓘ
vehicle strikes ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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Mojave Desert tortoise → commonNameOf → Mojave Desert tortoise self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Gopherus agassizii
Mojave Desert → hasEndemicSpecies → Mojave Desert tortoise ⓘ
Joshua Tree National Park → hasFauna → Mojave Desert tortoise ⓘ
this entity surface form: desert tortoise
Sonoran Desert → hasFauna → Mojave Desert tortoise ⓘ
this entity surface form: desert tortoise
this entity surface form: desert tortoise