| Common Name | Adam's ark |
| Language | English |
| Type | Vernacular |
| Official Trade Name | No |
| Rank | 3 - (Other common name) |
| Country | United States (contiguous states) |
| Locality | |
| Ref. | United States National Park Service, 1978 |
| Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
| Sex | females and males |
| Core | inanimate object |
| 1st Modifier | person (eponym) |
| 2nd Modifier | |
| Remarks | 'ark', from Old English 'earc'; from Latin 'arca', i.e. 'large box, chest'. |