IUCN NTAlligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
- ATK
- 134
- DEF
- 130
- SPD
- 13
Animal encyclopedia
Alligator Snapping Turtle
Macrochelys temminckii
- Common
- IUCN NT · Near Threatened
- Reptile
- North America
About the Alligator Snapping Turtle
The Alligator Snapping Turtle (Macrochelys temminckii) is a reptile found in North America. It makes its home in freshwater environments.
It weighs around 80 kg and has a lifespan of about 70 years. At full speed it can reach 4 km/h. Estimates put its population at about 100,000 individuals.
In conservation terms it is listed as Near Threatened (NT), the IUCN category for species that are not threatened today but are close to qualifying for a threatened category. In Animal Gacha, its card has Common rarity. Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status, not an IUCN category. Common cards are the ones you find most often in packs.
IUCN NTField data
- Scientific name
- Macrochelys temminckii
- Group
- Reptile
- Region
- North America
- Habitats
- Freshwater
- IUCN status
- Near Threatened (NT)
- Game rarity
- Common
- Weight
- 80 kg
- Lifespan
- 70 years
- Top speed
- 4 km/h
- Estimated population
- 100,000
Rarity is a game value informed by conservation status. It is not an IUCN category.
Wildlife data is a general reference and may vary between sources. Animal Gacha is not affiliated with IUCN.
Image credit
- Creator
- Stolz Gary M, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
- License
- Public domainWikimedia Commons public-domain basis: PD-author
- Changes
- Cropped and/or resized to 400 x 400 pixels and converted to WebP.
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