Species Name Match: Accepted Name, Rank and Classification (GBIF)

gbif/species-match

Matches a scientific name (for example Puma concolor) against the GBIF taxonomic backbone and returns the best match: the accepted scientific name, canonical name, rank, taxonomic status, match confidence and match type, and the classification from kingdom to species with GBIF taxon keys. A name that matches nothing returns match type NONE. Global Biodiversity Information Facility data, served by Eden Engine; not an official GBIF product.

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Price

$0.0026 per call

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Data source

Global Biodiversity Information Facility

GBIF Secretariat (2023). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei, licensed CC BY 4.0, from GBIF.org (Global Biodiversity Information Facility). Served by Eden Engine; not an official GBIF product.

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// 1. search: find the tool
omnial_search({ query: "what you need" })

// 2. inspect: price and input schema
omnial_inspect({ tool: "gbif/species-match" })

// 3. learn: read the usage guide at runtime
omnial_learn({ tool: "gbif/species-match" })

// 4. run: price the exact call first, then run it
omnial_execute({ tool: "gbif/species-match", input: { /* see input_schema */ }, dry_run: true })
omnial_execute({ tool: "gbif/species-match", input: { /* ... */ } })

// 5. settle: the call is charged when it finishes, nothing to do

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Pricing

Every charge this tool can incur.

Charge	Price
Per call	$0.0026

Updated: Oct 20, 2026

Input and output schemas

Input schema

input_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "name"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "name": {
      "type": "string",
      "maxLength": 200,
      "minLength": 1,
      "description": "The scientific name to match, for example Puma concolor. Authorship is optional. Common names are not matched here; use GBIF Species Search for those."
    }
  },
  "additionalProperties": false
}

Output schema

output_schema.json

{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "matchType"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "rank": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Taxonomic rank, for example SPECIES."
    },
    "class": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "genus": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "order": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "family": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "phylum": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Taxonomic status, for example ACCEPTED."
    },
    "kingdom": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "species": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "synonym": {
      "type": "boolean"
    },
    "usageKey": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "GBIF taxon key of the matched name."
    },
    "matchType": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "EXACT, FUZZY, HIGHERRANK or NONE."
    },
    "confidence": {
      "type": "integer",
      "description": "Match confidence, 0 to 100."
    },
    "canonicalName": {
      "type": "string"
    },
    "scientificName": {
      "type": "string"
    }
  },
  "description": "The best backbone match. When matchType is NONE only confidence, matchType and synonym are present.",
  "additionalProperties": true
}