rl_scientific_name: IUCN Red List taxa by scientific name

In redlist: Interface to the IUCN Red List Data

IUCN Red List taxa by scientific name

Description

Retrieve species assessments using scientific names (Latin binomials). Returns summary assessment data including both latest and historic assessments.

Usage

rl_scientific_name(
  genus_name,
  species_name,
  infra_name = NULL,
  subpopulation_name = NULL
)

Arguments

genus_name	Character. The genus name (required).
species_name	Character. The species name (required).
infra_name	Character. The infraspecific name (optional).
subpopulation_name	Character. The subpopulation name (optional).

Value

A tibble (class tbl_df, tbl, data.frame) where each column represents a unique API response JSON key. The tibble contains assessment data for the specified taxon, including taxon details.

Examples

## Not run: 
# Get assessments for Panthera leo (lion)
rl_scientific_name(genus_name = "Panthera", species_name = "leo")

## End(Not run)

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