fuzzy_match_species_within_genus: Fuzzy Match Species within Genus in Peru Mammals Database

In perumammals: Taxonomic Backbone and Name Validation Tools for Mammals of Peru

Fuzzy Match Species within Genus in Peru Mammals Database

Description

Performs fuzzy matching of species names within a matched genus using string distance to account for spelling variations. Peru mammals database does not include infraspecific taxa.

Usage

fuzzy_match_species_within_genus(df, target_df = NULL)

Arguments

df	A data frame containing species data to be matched. Must include columns: Orig.Species, Matched.Genus
target_df	A data frame representing peru_mammals database. Must include columns: genus, species

Details

This function processes each matched genus separately for efficiency. If multiple species match with the same distance, a warning is issued and the first match is selected. Use get_ambiguous_matches(result, type = "species") to examine ambiguous cases.

Special handling for "sp." cases:

• "Akodon sp. Ancash" is treated as a complete specific epithet

• Fuzzy matching will work on the entire "SP. ANCASH" string

Value

A tibble with additional columns:

• fuzzy_match_species_within_genus: Logical indicating match success

• fuzzy_species_dist: Numeric distance for each match

• Matched.Species: The matched species name

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