match_quality_peru: Get match quality for Peru mammal names

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

Get match quality for Peru mammal names

Description

Returns the quality of taxonomic name matching (exact vs fuzzy) for species validated against the Peru mammals database.

Usage

match_quality_peru(splist, return_details = FALSE)

Arguments

splist	Character vector of species names
return_details	Logical. If TRUE, includes distance metrics and matching information (default: FALSE)

Details

Match quality categories:

• "Exact": Perfect match with no spelling differences (genus_dist = 0, species_dist = 0)

• "Fuzzy": Match found with minor spelling variations (genus_dist > 0 or species_dist > 0)

• "Not found": No match in database

The function uses string distance metrics to quantify matching quality:

• genus_dist: Edit distance for genus name

• species_dist: Edit distance for species epithet

Value

If return_details = FALSE: Character vector with match quality If return_details = TRUE: Tibble with detailed matching information

Examples

species <- c(
  "Panthera onca",      # Exact
  "Tremarctos orrnatus", # Fuzzy (spelling error)
  "Felis domesticus",   # Not found
  "Myotis bakeri"
)

# Simple quality check
match_quality_peru(species)

# Detailed information with edit distances
details <- match_quality_peru(species, return_details = TRUE)
details

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