Eastern Musk Turtle (Sternotherus odoratus) wildspecies.ca

Secure

Present in regions

Migratory species: Unknown

Taxonomic group:

Reptiles

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The General Status ranks do not have legal weight. They are meant to identify the species that may be at risk in Canada.

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Common Names

English common name:

Eastern Musk Turtle

Source: Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles.

French common name:

Tortue musquée

In French, species in the order Testudines are named "Tortue" (feminine).

Year	English common name	French common name
2000	Common Musk Turtle	Tortue musquée
2005	Stinkpot	Tortue musquée
2010	Eastern Musk Turtle	Tortue musquée
2015	Eastern Musk Turtle	Tortue musquée
2020	Eastern Musk Turtle	Tortue musquée

Source: iNaturalist

Scientific Names

Higher Classification:

Superkingdom

EUKARYOTA

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Subkingdom

BILATERIA

Infrakingdom

DEUTEROSTOMIA

Phylum

Chordata

Subphylum

Vertebrata

Infraphylum

Gnathostomata

Superclass

Tetrapoda

Class

Reptilia

Subclass

Testudinata

Year	Scientific name	Family	Order
2000	Sternotherus odoratus	Kinosternidae	Testudines
2005	Sternotherus odoratus	Kinosternidae	Testudines
2010	Sternotherus odoratus	Kinosternidae	Testudines
2015	Sternotherus odoratus	Kinosternidae	Testudines
2020	Sternotherus odoratus	Kinosternidae	Testudines

Priority Score

This species is not designated as may be at risk

Trends in rounded national ranks

Year	Rounded National Rank	Description of the change	Reason for change	Notes
2000	Apparently Secure
2005	Imperiled	Increased level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.
2010	Imperiled
2015	Vulnerable	Reduced level of risk.	New COSEWIC assessment.	Assessed by COSEWIC in 2012 as special concern
2020	Vulnerable

Original Ranks:

Canada
2000	Secure - 4
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Vulnerable - N3
2020	Vulnerable - N3

Yukon
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Northwest Territories
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nunavut
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

British Columbia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Alberta
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Saskatchewan
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Manitoba
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Applicable - SNA
2020	Not Present

Ontario
2000	Secure - 4
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Vulnerable - S3
2020	Vulnerable - S3

Quebec
2000	May Be At Risk - 2
2005	At Risk - 1
2010	At Risk - 1
2015	Imperiled - S2S3
2020	Imperiled - S2S3?

New Brunswick
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Nova Scotia
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Prince Edward Island
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland and Labrador
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015
2020

Labrador
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Newfoundland
2000
2005
2010
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Pacific Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Western Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Eastern Arctic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present

Atlantic Ocean
2000	Not Present
2005	Not Present
2010	Not Present
2015	Not Present
2020	Not Present