Instructions:

Select an institution from the list below to update the taxonomic tree. Choose the appropriate color scheme to view animals by taxonomic hierarchy, IUCN status, or population trend in the wild. Mouse over any taxon to compare how many species of that taxon appear at each of the 4 listed institutions. Please view fullscreen. Press "ctrl" + "+" or "ctrl" + "-" to make the browser window larger or smaller as necessary.

All data is from the International Species Information System (via globalspecies.org) and the Red List of Threatened Species documented by the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The data reflects those animals that each institution chose to report.

Institutions:

Color Scheme:

  • Phylum
  • Class
  • Order
  • Family
  • Genus
  • Species
  • Extinct in the wild
  • Critically endangered
  • Endangered
  • Vulnerable
  • Near threatened
  • Least concern
  • Data deficient / Not evaluated
  • Increasing
  • Stable
  • Decreasing
  • Unknown