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Taxonomy
Published by National Library of Medicine · Updated 06/18/2025
- Last updated
- 06/18/2025
- First published 08/26/2021
- Update frequency
- Not listed
- Formats
- Web only
- Coverage
- Nationwide
- Federal data
About this dataset
The Taxonomy Database is a curated classification and nomenclature for all of the organisms in the public sequence databases. This currently represents about 10% of the described species of life on the planet.
Files and access
Links open the official government source
- Genetic Codesncbi.nlm.nih.govWeb page
- Taxonomy Status Reportsncbi.nlm.nih.govWeb page
- Taxonomy Statistics - Query Interfacencbi.nlm.nih.govWeb page
- Extinct Organismsncbi.nlm.nih.govWeb page
- Taxonomy Common Treencbi.nlm.nih.govWeb page
- Taxonomy Browser - Query Interfacencbi.nlm.nih.govWeb page
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Frequently asked questions
- Who publishes Taxonomy?
- National Library of Medicine, part of U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, publishes this dataset on Data.gov.
- How often is it updated?
- The publisher does not list a schedule. The last update was on 06/18/2025.
- How do I download it?
- Use the official source link above to view or request the data.
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Where this catalog comes from
- Data.gov CatalogU.S. General Services Administration
- State and local open data portalsSocrata Discovery API
- State and city CKAN portalsCalifornia, Virginia, Boston, Houston and more
- Government ArcGIS Hub sitesCity and county GIS data
Catalog checked 10/24/2026
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