Get an ID for a IUCN listed taxon
Get an ID for a IUCN listed taxon
iucn_id(sciname, key = NULL, ...)
sciname |
character; Scientific name. Should be cleand and in the
format |
key |
(character) required. you IUCN Redlist API key. See rredlist::rredlist-package for help on authenticating with IUCN Redlist |
... |
Curl options passed on to crul::HttpClient |
A named list (names are input taxa names) of one or more IUCN IDs. Taxa that aren't found are silently dropped.
Scott Chamberlain,
## Not run:
iucn_id("Branta canadensis")
iucn_id("Branta bernicla")
iucn_id("Panthera uncia")
iucn_id("Lynx lynx")
# many names
iucn_id(c("Panthera uncia", "Lynx lynx"))
# many names, some not found
iucn_id(c("Panthera uncia", "Lynx lynx", "foo bar", "hello world"))
# a name not found
iucn_id("Foo bar")
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