Flattened Musk Turtle

平背麝香龟（Sternotherus depressus）是一种小型淡水龟类，以其极度扁平的背甲而闻名。该物种为美国阿拉巴马州特有，属于黑武士河水系上游的特有物种。由于其分布范围有限且栖息地受严重威胁，被IUCN列为极危（CR）物种，同时被美国《濒危物种法案》列为受威胁物种。

Lineage: Turtles and Tortoises (TESTUDINES) > Cryptodira (CRYPTODIRA) > Durocryptodira (DUROCRYPTODIRA) > Snapping Turtles Superfamily (CHELYDROIDEA) > Mud and Musk Turtles (KINOSTERNIDAE) > Mud Turtles Subfamily (KINOSTERNINAE) > Musk Turtles (Sternotherus) > Flattened Musk Turtle (Sternotherus depressus). This path helps place the taxon within its family, genus, or species-level context.