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iNaturalist Species Ranges & Taxonomy

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What's in it

Data offered docs-verified: species range maps (GeoParquet, likely modelled range polygons) · H3 resolution 4 range hexagons · core taxonomy table · taxonomy with common names · vernacular (common) names in many languages
Coverage llm-inferred: Global
Resolution docs-verified: H3 resolution 4 hexagons (spatial index for species ranges); polygon geometry resolution not stated
Formats docs-verified: GeoParquet · Parquet · CSV · STAC JSON
Access docs-verified: Public, anonymous HTTPS/S3 access; licence per iNaturalist Terms of Service, many records CC0 or CC-BY, check per-taxon licensing

Useful for

Use cases llm-inferred: Screen candidate species for an ecological survey by joining a site's H3 cells to range hexagons · Standardise species names and taxon IDs across survey records using the taxonomy tables · Provide plausible species-range context for a BNG habitat baseline (indicative only)
Audience llm-inferred: ecologists · GIS analysts · data engineers

Limitations

Constraints llm-inferred: Range polygons are described as likely modelled, not verified survey records · README says the dataset 'appears to be derived' from the iNaturalist Geomodel or similar, so provenance is uncertain · H3 resolution 4 hexagons are coarse for site-scale work · Licence varies by taxon and must be checked individually · Schema and field documentation are brief; no update frequency is stated

Licence: see product README
Authentication: Public; anonymous HTTPS/S3 access via data.source.coop
GitHub stars: Unknown
Last commit: Unknown
Last successful page check: 14/10/2026
Page health: page reachable
Package: Not recorded
Verification: Not independently verified

Provenance & evidence

Verified via Source Cooperative API /api/v1/products/cboettig (public product, updated 2026-06-17).

Metadata observed 14/10/2026 · research sweep: manual-2026-10-15 (source.coop)