Developer Documentation

Species taxonomy and biodiversity database. 49,112 species, 17,982 taxa across 7 Linnaean ranks (9 kingdoms, 89 phyla, 210 classes, 774 orders, 2,954 families, 13,946 genera), 197 countries, 846 ecoregions, 18 habitats, 227 glossary terms, 150 guides, and interactive ecology tools in 15 languages.

• 49,112 species with scientific names, common names, conservation status (IUCN Red List)
• 17,982 taxa in Linnaean hierarchy: 9 kingdoms, 89 phyla, 210 classes, 774 orders, 2,954 families, 13,946 genera
• Conservation status breakdown: 22,018 LC, 3,228 VU, 3,000 NT, 2,609 EN, 1,593 CR, 590 EX, 34 EW, 1,874 DD
• 197 countries with biodiversity profiles, continent/region classification, ISO 3166-1 codes
• 846 WWF terrestrial ecoregions with biome and biogeographic realm data
• 18 IUCN habitat types
• 100 food web / trophic relationship records
• 120 field guides for wildlife observation
• 54 biology discovery milestones
• 227 glossary terms across 15 categories (ecology, evolution, genetics, marine biology, etc.)
• 150 educational guides in 10 series (ecology, evolution, animal kingdom, plant world, marine, conservation, etc.)

curl -s "https://speciesfyi.com/api/v1/species/?limit=5"

{
  "count": 636,
  "next": "https://example.com/api/v1/items/?page=2",
  "previous": null,
  "results": [
    {"slug": "example", "name": "Example Item", "...": "..."}
  ]
}