# Functionality of Similar Species Tab

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/functionality-of-similar-species-tab/25786>\
**Category:** General\
**Tags:** web, question\
**Created:** [August 23, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/functionality-of-similar-species-tab/25786 "2021-08-23T21:18:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![egordon88](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/egordon88/32/29204_2.png) [@egordon88](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/egordon88)\
**Post date:** [August 23, 2021, 9:18pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/functionality-of-similar-species-tab/25786/1 "2021-08-23T21:18:23Z")

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I was wondering if the order in which identifications are added, changed, or agreed to affects what shows up on the similar species tab and when. Does the new ID have to reach research grade before it’s added to the list? How about if an observation has multiple disagreements?

Examples:

Simplest case  
User A suggests species A  
User B disagrees species A, suggests species B  
User A agrees

More complicated  
User A leaves unknown  
User B suggests species A  
User C disagrees species A, suggest family B  
User D suggests species B in family B

or

User A suggests species A  
User B disagrees species A, suggests species B  
User A agrees  
User C disagrees species B, suggests species C

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**Author:** ![pisum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/91b2a8/32.png) [@pisum](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/pisum)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2021, 2:14am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/functionality-of-similar-species-tab/25786/2 "2021-09-29T02:14:26Z")

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see: [https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-things-are-misidentified-as-large-milkweed-bug/12571/26](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/what-things-are-misidentified-as-large-milkweed-bug/12571/26)

if that doesn’t answer your questions, please reply and indicate what still needs clarification.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/inaturalist/original/2X/7/7831452cf7f0d653ff1ffd34176334b7ef1b6a17.png) [@system](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 28, 2021, 2:15am UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/functionality-of-similar-species-tab/25786/3 "2021-11-28T02:15:05Z")

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