is_endemic_peru: Check if species are endemic to Peru

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

Check if species are endemic to Peru

Description

Simplified wrapper specifically for checking endemism status of mammals in Peru. Only evaluates species that are confirmed to occur in Peru.

Usage

is_endemic_peru(splist, return_logical = FALSE, filter_exact = FALSE)

Arguments

splist	Character vector of species names
return_logical	Logical. If TRUE, returns logical vector (TRUE/FALSE/NA). If FALSE, returns descriptive character vector (default: FALSE)
filter_exact	Logical. If TRUE, only considers exact matches (default: FALSE)

Value

If return_logical = FALSE: Character vector with endemism status If return_logical = TRUE: Logical vector (TRUE = endemic, FALSE = not endemic, NA = not found or endemism unknown)

Examples

species <- c("Panthera onca",
             "Atelocynus microtis",
             "Felis catus",
             "Myotis bakeri")

is_endemic_peru(species)
# Descriptive output
tibble::tibble(splist = species) |>
  dplyr::mutate(endemic = is_endemic_peru(splist))

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