fuzzy_match_species_within_genus_helper: Helper: Fuzzy Match Species within Genus

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

Helper: Fuzzy Match Species within Genus

Description

Helper function that performs fuzzy matching for a single genus.

This implementation uses a two-step approach to avoid issues with empty groups when filtering NAs:

1. Perform stringdist_left_join to get all candidates

2. Split into matched (finite distance) and unmatched (NA distance)

3. Process matched candidates to find best matches

4. Recombine for final output

Usage

fuzzy_match_species_within_genus_helper(df, target_df)

Arguments

df	Data frame for a single matched genus
target_df	Peru mammals database

Value

Data frame with fuzzy match results

perumammals documentation built on Jan. 6, 2026, 5:06 p.m.