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Dataset
Catalogue of Life
2025
Abstract
The Catalogue of Life is an assembly of expert-based global species checklists with the aim to build a comprehensive catalogue of all known species of organisms on Earth. Continuous progress is made towards completion, but for now, it probably includes just over 80% of the world’s known species. The Catalogue of Life estimates 2.3M extant species on the planet recognised by taxonomists at present time. This means that for many groups it continues to be deficient, and users may notice that many species are still missing from the Catalogue.
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- Title
- Catalogue of Life
- Creators
- Olaf Bánki - Species 2000Yury Roskov - Illinois Natural History SurveyMarkus Döring - GBIFGeoff Ower - Illinois Natural History SurveyDiana Raquel Hernández Robles - Species 2000Camila Andrea Plata Corredor - Species 2000Thomas Stjernegaard Jeppesen - GBIFAri Örn - Species 2000Thomas Pape - University of CopenhagenDonald Hobern - Species 2000Stephen Garnett - Charles Darwin UniversityHolly Little - Smithsonian InstitutionR. Edward DeWalt - Illinois Natural History SurveyKeping Ma - Chinese Academy of SciencesJoe Miller - GBIFThomas Orrell - Smithsonian InstitutionRolf Aalbu - California Academy of SciencesJohn Abbott - University of AlabamaRobert AdlardCarlos Aedo - Real Jardín BotánicoE. AeschtSara AlexanderMiguel A. Alonso-Zarazaga - Museo Nacional de Ciencias NaturalesBelinda AlvarezGiovani Carlos AndrellaLucas Silveira AntoniettoClaudia ArangoTom ArtoisMargoth Atahuachi BurgosStephen AtkinsonJohn J. Atwood - Missouri Botanical GardenÂngela Lúcia Bagnatori SartoriNicolas Bailly - University of British ColumbiaJoaquín Baixeras - Universitat de ValènciaEdward Baker - The Natural History MuseumAnoop BalanRoger BamberSubir BandyopadhyayH. Barber-JamesRafael Barbosa PintoRussell BarrettL. BartolozziI. BartschGeorge Beccaloni - Natural History MuseumC.L. BellamyDenise Bellan-SantiniP.F. BellingerYair Ben-Dov - Agricultural Research OrganizationIsabel Blasco-CostaJames S. BoatwrightPhil BockBarry BoltonLeonardo M. BorgesRoseli BortoluzziRobert L. Bossard - Bossard ConsultingCornelio Bota-Sierra - Universidad de AntioquiaPatrice Bouchard - Agriculture and Agri-Food CanadaT. Bourgoin - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelleNicole Boury-EsnaultGeoff BoxshallChristopher BoykoSimone BrandãoHolger Braun - División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, CEPAVE - CONICETRod BrayGunnar Brehm - Schiller (France)John C. Brinda - Missouri Botanical GardenPaul D Brock - The Natural History MuseumSteven L. BroichJohn Brown - Smithsonian InstitutionSamuel Brown - Plant & Food ResearchNiel BruceSavatore BrulloAnne BruneauLouise BushThies Büscher - Christian-Albrechts-UniversitätMagdalena Błażewicz-PaszkowyczAnalyn Cabras - Terrestrial Invertebrate Research Laboratory, URESCOM, Davao Oriental State UniversityStephen CairnsMichael Calonje - Montgomery Botanical CenterWarren Cardinal-McTeagueDomingos CardosoLilian Cardoso - Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroPaulyn CartwrightR.C. CastilhoElizeu B. CastroIsabella C. Castro SilvaAngélica CervantesAlexey ChernyshevHerve Chevillotte - Institut de Recherche pour le Développement (IRD)Le Min ChooHenry ChoongK.A. ChristiansenF. CianferoniMaría Marta Cigliano - División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, CEPAVE - CONICETRuth ClarkeThiago Cobra e MonteiroAllen CollinsJames ComptonDenis Copilaș-CiocianuLaure CorbariRalf CordeiroCoreoideaSF Team - The Natural History MuseumKevin Cortés-Hernández - Arizona State UniversityMark Costello - University of AucklandSimon CrameriJesus A. Cruz-López - Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales Agrícolas y PecuariasPaco CárdenasMeg DalyMikhail DaneliyaJean-Claude DauvinPeter DavieClaude De BroyerSammy De GraveHaroldo C. De LimaJurate De Prins - Institute of Natural SciencesWilly De Prins - Institute of Natural SciencesFilipe De SousaManuel De la EstrellaRob DeSallePeter DeckerWim Decock - Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)Alfonso Delgado-SalinasCyrille DeliryPablo M Dellapé - División Entomología, Museo de La PlataJ. Den HeyerKlaas-Douwe DijkstraD.A. Dmitriev - INHS, University of IllinoisMartin DohrmannÓscar DoradoFranck Dorkeld - French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE)Rachel DowneyLei DuanMaria-Cristina DíazDavid C Eades - University of Illinois at Urbana ChampaignAshley N. EganMichael EitelAliya El NagarChristian C. Emig - BrachNetMichael S. Engel - University of KansasPatricia Esquete GarroteG.A. EvansNeal L Evenhuis - Bernice P. Bishop MuseumMarcus FalcãoFrank FarruggiaKristian FauchaldDaphne FautinColin Favret - Department of Biological Sciences, University of MontrealBrian FisherCene FišerL. ForróAna Paula Fortuna-PerezHelen Fortune-HopkinsPeter FritschRainer Froese - Helmholtz Center for Ocean ResearchAnne Fuchs - Australian National Botanic GardensShinta FujimotoHidetaka FuruyaEdeline GagnonHoria GaleaRade GaricRebeca GascaJ.-L. GattolliatSarah GerkenAlexandre Gibau de LimaDavid GibsonCees Gielis - Naturalis Biodiversity CenterTodd Gilligan - Plant Protection and Quarantine, Science and Technology, USDA APHISGonzalo Giribet - Harvard UniversityJennifer C. Girón Duque - Invertebrate Zoology Collection, Museum of Texas Tech UniversityArjan GittenbergerGianpietro Giusso del GaldoSerge GofasMikhail GoncharovAnne Isabelley GondimClaire GoodwinRafaël Govaerts - Royal Botanic Gardens, KewMichal GrabowskiAlexia de A. Granado - Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroBernarda de Souza GregórioJohn R. Grehan - McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of FloridaRosaura GretherDavid A. Grimaldi - Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural HistoryOnno GrossJosé Manuel Guerra-GarcíaAlberto GuglielmoneEric GuilbertTobias Guldberg Frøslev - Global Biodiversity Information FacilityJosef Gusenleitner - Oberostereichisches LandesmuseumMarkus GökerFabian Haas - African Insect Science for Food and Health (ICIPE)Kerry A. HadfieldEduardo HajduMichael Hassler - Karlsruhe Institute of TechnologyMichael W. Hastriter - Brigham Young UniversityChristoph Hauser - Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartAxel Hausmann - Bavarian State Collection of ZoologyBruce W. HaywardEd HendrycksThomas J Henry - Smithsonian InstitutionF.A. HernandesJuan Carlos Hernández-Crespo - Real Jardín BotánicoAdrian Hine - Natural History MuseumBoon-Chuan HoAlicia HodsonBert HoeksemaMario HoenemannJ. HolsteinMatthew HoogeJohn HooperHeidi Hopkins - University of IllinoisIvan Horak - University of PretoriaTammy HortonJirí HošekColin HughesLauren HughesRony HuysJiří Háva - Private Entomological Laboratory & CollectionC. HäuserF. JanssensDamià JaumeFirouzeh JavadiKrzysztof JazdzewskiChristian D. JersabekKevin P Johnson - Illinois Natural History Survey, University of IllinoisLucas JordãoPiotr JóźwiakHiroshi KajiharaKeiichi KakuiAxel Kallies - The University of MelbourneMarcin Jan Kamiński - Museum and Institute of ZoologyKojun Kanda - Nortern Arizona UniversityIvana KaranovicJeyaraney Kathirithamby - University of OxfordMichelle KellyYoung-Hyo KimRachael KingPaul Kirk - Royal Botanic GardensIan Kitching - Natural History MuseumMichelle KlautauBente B. KlitgaardStefan KoenemannN.M. KorovchinskyA. KotovTatiana KraminaTraudl Krapp-SchickelAntonina KremenetskaiaKumar Krishna - Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural HistoryValerie Krishna - Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural HistoryAndreas KrohA.S. KroupaAdriano B. Kury - Universidade Federal do Rio de JaneiroMilena S. Kury - Fundação Cearense de Meteorologia e Recursos HídricosJ. KvačekOlivier LachenaudCarlos Lado - Real Jardín BotánicoGretchen LambertLorena Lana C. AtunesMatt LavinDavid LazarusFrançois Le CozeMarianne Le RouxSara LeCroyJosé Ledis LinaresSangmi Lee - Arizona State UniversityMartin F. LeitnerGwilym P. LewisShi-Jin LiJi Li-Qiang - Key Laboratory of Animal Ecology and Conservation Biology, Chinese Academy of SciencesRobert (†) LichtwardtSwee-Cheng LimTim Littlewood - Natural History MuseumV. LohrmannStuart J. LonghornWolfgang LorenzJim LowryFederico Lozano - Universidad Nacional de AvellanedaRyan Lumen - Nortern Arizona UniversityChris HC Lyal - Natural History MuseumAnne-Nina LörzLarry MadinPhilippe Magnien - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelleChristopher MahNoel Mal - Institute of Natural SciencesTomasz MamosRenata ManconiVidal MansanoKelly MarkelloKoen Martens - Institute of Natural SciencesJon H. Martin - Natural History MuseumPatrick MartinKagiso S. MashegoSvetlana MaslakovaBruce Maslin - Western Australian HerbariumSawai MattaphaCatherine McFaddenS. McKameyJ.A. McMurtryMiguel Angel Medrano - Invertebrados, Museu Nacional/UFRJJan MeesJan P. Meier-KolthoffAmanda C. Mendes - Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroKelly MerrinN.C. MesaCharles MessingCarlos G.C. Mielke - McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural History, University of FloridaAlain Migeon - French National Institute for Agriculture, Food, and Environment (INRAE)Douglas R Miller - Systematic (Netherlands)Claudia MillsAlessandro MinelliDavid MitchellMolluscaBase edsTina MolodtsovaJosé Francisco Montenegro VallsRichard MooiAndré MorandiniRosana Moreira da RochaChristine MorrowAnnah MoteeteeLeidys Murillo-Ramos - Departamento de Biología, Universidad de SucreBruce MurphyJ.P.Z. NaritaNemys edsDavi Galvão NeryU Neu-Becker - Max Planck InstituteBirger NeuhausAlfred Newton - Field Museum of Natural HistoryPeter Ng Kee LinDave Nicolson - Smithsonian InstitutionJohn E. NielsenArd Nijhof - Freie Universität BerlinTeruaki NishikawaJon NorenburgTim O'HaraR. OchoaHiroyoshi OhashiKazuaki OhashiJustin Ollerenshaw - Natural History MuseumPjotr OosterbroekDennis OpreskoRoy OsborneHans-Jürgen OsigusJ.D. OswaldYuzo OtaDaniel Otte - The Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, Drexel UniversityDavid Ouvrard - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelleLuciano Paganucci de QueirozArun PandeyAidan C. ParteGustav PaulayDennis Paulson - University of Puget SoundDaniel Pauly - University of British ColumbiaR. Toby PenningtonJulia da Silva PereiraDaniel Perez-GelabertA. PetrusekPete PhillipsonUlisses PinheiroMarli Pires MorimAndrzej PiseraBrian Pitkin - Natural History MuseumDavid Plotkin - McGuire Center for Lepidoptera and Biodiversity, Florida Museum of Natural HistoryBruna Poatskievick PierezanGary PooreMaria PovydyshRayran Araújo PraxedesW.J. PulawskiRichard Pyle - Bernice P. Bishop MuseumFranz Pühringer - Biologiezentrum, Oberösterreichisches LandesmuseumHossein Rajaei - Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartNivohenintsoa RakotonirinaGustavo RamosJuliana RandoFabiana Ranzato FilardiLauren Raz - National University of ColombiaGeoffrey ReadTony ReesMike ReichJames Davis ReimerLorenz C. ReimerJan Ove Rein - Medicine and Health Library, Norwegian University of Science & TechnologyJohn ReynoldsJudy Rincón - Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y TécnicasMarc RiusTim Robertson - GBIFGaden Robinson - Natural History MuseumEstefania RodríguezMichael Ruggiero - Smithsonian InstitutionPilar RíosKlaus RützlerKaveh Samimi-NaminA. SanbornMunivenkatappa SanjappaStéfhanne Guimarães SantosArnoldo Santos-GuerraJoaquim Sardà CarbasseM. SartoriKlaus Sattler - Natural History MuseumBernd SchierwaterSteve SchillingRowan SchleyC. Schmid-EggerA. Schmidt-RhaesaPaul Schoolmeesters - Schoolmeesters PMartin SchorrBrian SchrirePeter SchuchertR.T. SchuhChristine SchönbergRodrigo Schütz RodriguesMalcolm Scoble - Science Group, Natural History MuseumGuillermo SeijoElidiene Priscila SelemeAndré SennaCristiana SerejoA. SforziNoa ShenkarGustavo ShimizuVolker SiegelPetra SierwaldPasi Sihvonen - University of HelsinkiAndréia Silva FloresCatarina Silva de CarvalhoMarcelo Fragomeni SimonThomas Simonsen - Natural History MuseumCharles E. SimpsonFrederic SinnigerYotsawate SirichamornMichael Skvarla - Pennsylvania State UniversityAaron D. Smith - Nortern Arizona UniversityVincent S Smith - The Natural History MuseumDanilo Soares GissiDmitry SokoloffSolange SotuyoA. Soulier-PerkinsEric J. South - Lyon CollegeJesser F. Souza-FilhoLauren Spearman - Rutgers, The State University of New JerseyJörg SpeldaA. SteinerTorben StemmeWolfgang SterrerDennis Stevenson - New York Botanical GardenMartin B D Stiewe - The Natural History MuseumCharles H. StirtonShannon StraubG Stueber - Max Planck InstituteSabine StöhrShweta SubramaniamBillie SwallaJacek Swedo - University of GdańskM. Sánchez-RuizMartin Vinther SørensenD.M. TakiyaAnne Helene TandbergGerard Tavakilian - Muséum national d'Histoire naturelleKristian TaylorA. ThessenJames Darwin ThomasPhillip Thomas - Royal Botanic Garden EdinburghScott Thomson - Department of SpaceThripsWikiErik ThuesenMats ThulinMike ThurstonBen ThuyAntonio TodaroBenjamin M. TorkeSz-Yi Tsai - TaiCOL, TaiBIF, Academica SinicaM. TuriaultJohn R.G. Turner - University of LeedsThomas TurnerXavier TuronSeth TylerUCD CommunityPeter Uetz - Virginia Commonwealth UniversityJonah M. Ulmer - Pennsylvania State UniversityJean VaceletDaniel VachardWim VaderGeorgina Valls DomedelXander Van der BurgtLeen Vandepitte - Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)Bart Vanhoorne - Vlaams Instituut voor de Zee (VLIZ)Mohammad VatanparastTristan VerhoeffRonald VonkRisto VäinöläGenefor Walker-SmithT. Chad WalterNina Wambiji - Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research InstituteDominic Wanke - Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde StuttgartLes WatlingHaylee Weaver - Department of the Environment, Australian GovernmentJ. WebbW.C. WelbournChristopher WhippsKristine WhiteNicholas WildingGary WilliamsAnnette J.G. WilsonPeter Wing - Natural History MuseumSophie WinitskyChristopher C. Wirth - Nortern Arizona UniversityMartin WojciechowskiSimon WoodmanWorld Spider CatalogJoana XavierTingshuang YiMathew Yoder - Illinois Natural History SurveyDicky Sick Ki Yu - Taxapad projectNikolai Yunakov - University of OsloJ. ZahniserWolfgang ZeidlerRong ZhangZ.Q. ZhangF. ZinettiJean-Loup d'HondtG.J. de MoraesAna Beatriz Ramos de Oliveira - Universidade do Estado do Rio de JaneiroNicole de VoogdM. Guadalupe del Río - Entomology Division, Museo de La Plata, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas, National University of La PlataTon van HaarenE.J. van NieukerkenLeen van OfwegenRob van SoestOzan ŞentürkPaleobiology Database contributors
- Publisher
- Catalogue of Life
- Resource Type
- Dataset
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Biodiversity, Earth, and Environmental Science (BEES)
- Other Identifier
- 991022035117204721