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SpeciesData

SpeciesData[name,property]

gives the value of the specified property for the species entity.

SpeciesData[{entity1,entity2,…},property]

gives a list of property values for the specified species entities.

SpeciesData[entity,property,annotation]

gives the specified annotation associated with the given property.

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SpeciesData

For general access to the Wolfram Knowledgebase, use entities of type Species instead of SpeciesData.

SpeciesData[name,property]

gives the value of the specified property for the species entity.

SpeciesData[{entity1,entity2,…},property]

gives a list of property values for the specified species entities.

SpeciesData[entity,property,annotation]

gives the specified annotation associated with the given property.

Details

  • SpeciesData[] gives a list of all species entities.
  • SpeciesData["Properties"] gives a list of available properties.
  • SpeciesData["SampleEntities"] gives a list of sample entities.
  • The specified entity in SpeciesData can be an Entity, EntityClass, entity canonical name, or list thereof.
  • The specified property can be an EntityProperty, EntityPropertyClass, property canonical name, or list of properties.
  • Properties that do not apply or are not known in a particular case are indicated by Missing[…].
  • Properties include:
  • "AlternateCommonNames"alternate common names
    "AlternateScientificNames"alternate scientific names
    "BodyTemperature"body temperature
    "Class"class
    "CommonName"common name
    "Family"family
    "Genus"genus
    "Image"image
    "Infraspecies"infraspecies
    "Kingdom"kingdom
    "Length"length
    "MaximumLifespan"maximum lifespan
    "MaximumSpeed"maximum speed
    "Name"name
    "NumberOfSubEntities"number of members
    "Order"order
    "ParentEntity"parent taxon
    "Phylum"phylum
    "ScientificName"scientific name
    "Siblings"sibling taxa
    "Species"species
    "SpeciesAuthority"reference
    "SubEntities"child taxa
    "Taxonomy"taxonomy
    "TaxonomyGraph"taxonomy graph
    "Weight"weight

Examples

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Basic Examples  (1)

Use for discovery of "walrus":

Wolfram Language code: ["walrus"]

Find the scientific name of a species:

Wolfram Language code: SpeciesData[["Blue Whale"], "ScientificName"]

Discover the family of a species:

Wolfram Language code: EntityValue[["Raven bird"], "Family"]

Get a list of sample entities for species:

Wolfram Language code: EntityValue["Species", "SampleEntities"]

Obtain a sample list of classes of species:

Wolfram Language code: EntityValue["Species", "SampleEntityClasses"]

Find which species are in a given class:

Wolfram Language code: EntityValue[["rattlesnake"], "Entities"]

Find the taxa for a given species:

Wolfram Language code: EntityValue[["spaced snipe eel"], {"Kingdom", "Phylum", "Class", "Order", "Family", "Genus", "Species"}]

Neat Examples  (2)

Combine the taxonomy graphs of several species:

Wolfram Language code: GraphUnion[Sequence@@SpeciesData[{"Species:CanisLupus", "Species:FelisCatus", "Species:ChrysemysPicta"}, "TaxonomyGraph"], GraphLayout -> "RadialEmbedding", VertexLabels -> Placed["Name", Tooltip]]

Find the available sibling taxa for a given species:

Wolfram Language code: SpeciesData["Species:DendroicaCoronata", "Siblings"]
Wolfram Research (2014), SpeciesData, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpeciesData.html.

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Wolfram Research (2014), SpeciesData, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpeciesData.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2014. "SpeciesData." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpeciesData.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2014). SpeciesData. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpeciesData.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_speciesdata, author="Wolfram Research", title="{SpeciesData}", year="2014", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpeciesData.html}", note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_speciesdata, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={SpeciesData}, year={2014}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/SpeciesData.html}, note=[Accessed: 13-June-2026]}