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May 20, 2024 · The most complete authoritative list of the world's species - maintained by hundreds of global taxonomists - Learn more.
The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
May 20, 2024 · Browse the Catalogue of Life Checklist. Use this tree to explore the full classification from the current version 2024-05-20 of the COL Checklist. The Find taxon field allows for direct access using any name known to COL.
20 years Catalogue of Life. This year, 2021, marks our 20th anniversary and it is a time to celebrate! Milestones include reaching over 2 million accepted species and the completion of the new Catalogue of Life infrastructure.
The Species 2000 and Integrated Taxonomic Information System ( ITIS) product, the Catalogue of Life is the most comprehensive and authoritative global index of species currently available. It consists of a single integrated species checklist and taxonomic hierarchy.
Mar 2, 2011 · 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.
Catalogue of Life (COL) COL aims to address the needs of researchers, policy-makers, environmental managers and the wider public for a consistent and up-to-date listing of all the world’s known species.
