# Able to select inactive taxon for ID

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/able-to-select-inactive-taxon-for-id/398>\
**Category:** Bug Reports\
**Created:** [February 24, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/able-to-select-inactive-taxon-for-id/398 "2019-02-24T16:15:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 6:18pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/able-to-select-inactive-taxon-for-id/398/10 "2020-01-15T18:18:32Z")

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Another example from @cmcheatle: “desert tortoise” [https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37619460](https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/37619460)

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