Search for taxa using vernacular names
fauna_by_vernacular(data, names, exact = FALSE)(data.frame) the data.frame imported with the
load_faunabr function or generated with the function
select_fauna.
(character) vernacular name ("Nome comum") of the species to be searched
(logic) if TRUE, the function will search only for exact matches. For example, if names = "veado-mateiro" and exact = TRUE, the function will return only the species popularly known as "veado-mateiro". On the other hand, if names = "veado-mateiro" and exact = FALSE, the function will return other results as "Veado-mateiro-pequeno". Default = FALSE
a data.frame with the species with vernacular names that match the input names
data("fauna_data") #Load Fauna do Brasil data
#Search for species whose vernacular name is 'veado-mateiro'
veado_exact <- fauna_by_vernacular(data = fauna_data,
names = "veado-mateiro",
exact = TRUE)
veado_exact
#> species subspecies scientificName validName
#> 2538 Mazama americana <NA> Mazama americana Erxleben, 1777 <NA>
#> 7501 Mazama rufa <NA> Mazama rufa Illiger, 1815 <NA>
#> kingdom phylum class order family genus lifeForm
#> 2538 Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Cervidae Mazama herbivore
#> 7501 Animalia Chordata Mammalia Artiodactyla Cervidae Mazama herbivore
#> habitat states
#> 2538 terrestrial AM;AP;PA;RR
#> 7501 terrestrial AC;AM;DF;GO;MA;MG;MS;MT;PR;RO;RS;SC;SP;TO
#> countryCode origin taxonomicStatus nomenclaturalStatus
#> 2538 BO;BR;CO;EC;GF;GY;SR;TT;VE native valid <NA>
#> 7501 AR;BO;BR;PY native valid <NA>
#> vernacularName
#> 2538 Veado-mateiro, Veado-pardo, Corzuela colorada, Huazo, Soche colorado, Venado matacan rojo, Red Brocket deer
#> 7501 Veado mateiro
#> taxonRank id language
#> 2538 species 50307 en
#> 7501 species 213525 en
#Search for species whose vernacular name is 'veado_mateiro', allowing non-exact
#matches
veado_not_exact <- fauna_by_vernacular(data = fauna_data,
names = "veado-mateiro",
exact = FALSE)