How are mammal taxonomy names obtained on iNat?

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I’d like to know how iNat obtains the names of species for mammals? There seems to be a lack of some valid names based on recent literature and I would like to correct it.

thanks

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Mammal names have come from either IUCN or Mammal Diversity Database. We are due to update mammals after we finish the large bird update.

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Welcome to the iNat Forum! If you haven’t seen it yet, you can read more about how taxonomy and name curation works on iNaturalist here: https://www.inaturalist.org/pages/curator+guide#policies

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So for the genus Naemorhedus gorals there are a few species that are not included in the database. How can I flag it or bring it to the attention of taxon curators? I’ve done some research on the group and would like to contribute what we know about them

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You type them in and click on search in extrenal providers. But all four Naemorhedus are on iNat, others are synonyms.

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thanks @fffffffff so there isn’t details on which names are synonymous with the four species. and some species are not on the list of external providers. any ideas how I could do this?

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You can look up on species pages, choose taxonomy tab and there’ll be a list of names. Or check GBIF.

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