Taxon Registry

Overview

You can register a new taxon manually or by importing a file.

Register a new taxon

Required fields

• Class: The class of the taxon.
• Order: The order of the taxon.
• Family: The family of the taxon.
• Genus: The genus of the taxon.
• Specific epithet: The specific epithet of the taxon.

Optional fields

• Author: The author of the taxon and the year of the publication.
• Common name: The common name of the taxon.
• IUCN Red List category: The IUCN Red List status of the taxon.
• CITES status: The CITES status of the taxon.
• Country conservation status: The conservation status of the taxon in a specific country.
• Sorting order: Arbitrary order to sort the taxon. It is mostly use when you export the record. For example, you can use the phylogenetic order.
• Notes: Any additional information about the taxon.

Manual registration

1. Go to the project dashboard.
2. At the taxon panel, click on the + Add taxon button.
3. Fill in the taxon information.

Import from file

1. Prepare your import file. Preferred formats are .xlsx, .csv, and .tsv.
2. Go to the project dashboard.
3. At the taxon panel, click on the Import from file button.
4. Use the Select file button to add the file. The app will automatically map the columns to the correct fields.

Delimiter behavior:

• .csv uses comma.
• .tsv uses tab.
• Excel files are parsed as spreadsheets.
• For other file types, NAHPU makes a best-effort parsing attempt.
• If a file extension is not recognized, auto detect first tries Excel, comma, tab, and semicolon.
• If auto detect still fails, enter a custom raw delimiter in advanced parser override.

Recommended import template columns:

• class, Order, family, genus, epithet, scientific name, common name
• Required import fields are class, Order, family, genus, and epithet.
• Header matching is flexible, so aliases such as taxonClass, taxonOrder, taxonFamily, and specificEpithet are also accepted.

Note

Best support is for .xlsx. Older/other Excel formats may fail. If needed, re-save as .xlsx, .csv, or .tsv.

Edit a taxon

1. Go to the project dashboard.
2. At the taxon panel inside the registered taxon, click on the View all button.
3. Click on the pencil icon to edit the taxon.