Species & Vegetation - Species Explorer

Species Explorer

The Species Explorer application allows users to browse species from the highest level categories to the specific organisms.

Information, photos and documents associated with a particular species are provided in an information (details) page that can be accessed by browsing to the desired species or using search terms on the search page to find a species. The information page for a species This is the icon to access details about a chosen species can be bookmarked in your browser for later reference or embedded as a link in a document.

A selection of commonly used Species Lists is under development as a third Species Explorer option.

Data Portal Species & Vegetation Species Explorer

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Species & Vegetation - Species Explorer

About DFG Species

The DFG Species List is synthesized from species found in the California Natural Diversity database (CNDDB), the California Wildlife Habitat Relationships database (CWHR), NatureServe, UC-Berkeley Plants, and DFG-Moyle Fish. We are adding species that are found in California and the states that border California. Eventually we hope to include marine and invasive species in more depth, but some of these are included now.

By assigning a unique DFG identifier, the TaxonID, to each distinct taxon (or taxon subgroup that has legal status), we hope to help ensure that the data collected and analyzed by DFG personnel is less redundant, more standardized, and better organized for viewing related documents, reporting, analyzing across multiple projects, and for finding all occurrences of species in specific areas of California more easily.

	Browse species from the highest level categories to the specific taxon or taxon subgroup. Drill down through a general category, and taxonomic classification to narrow your browsing. Information, photos and documents associated with a particular species are provided in an information (details) page.
	Search species by entering in search terms and optionally limiting your search to a particular broad category of species or those species that are associated with a particular application. Search results are ranked by how closely they match the search terms and provide access to documents, details, and administrative tools if available to the user.