# CreatureData

> A database of animal species: classification, names, sourced facts, conservation status, country records and freely licensed photos. Every value links to its source; missing values are shown as "Not recorded" and are never estimated.

Data as of 2026-11-11 (schema 0.1.0-fixture). 64 species loaded.

## How to use this site
- Species page: https://creaturedata.com/animals/{slug} (the slug is the common name, e.g. https://creaturedata.com/animals/lion; a scientific-name slug such as /animals/panthera-leo redirects to it)
- Species as JSON or Markdown: add .json or .md to the page URL, e.g. https://creaturedata.com/animals/lion.md
- Animals by country: https://creaturedata.com/places/{country} e.g. https://creaturedata.com/places/kenya; by country and group: https://creaturedata.com/places/kenya/mammals
- By conservation status: https://creaturedata.com/conservation/{status} e.g. https://creaturedata.com/conservation/endangered
- Rankings: https://creaturedata.com/lists
- Comparisons: https://creaturedata.com/compare/{a}-vs-{b} e.g. https://creaturedata.com/compare/leopard-vs-jaguar
- Classification: https://creaturedata.com/taxa/{rank}/{name} e.g. https://creaturedata.com/taxa/family/felidae
- Groups: https://creaturedata.com/groups
- Sitemap index: https://creaturedata.com/sitemap-index.xml

## Groups
- [Mammals](https://creaturedata.com/groups/mammals)
- [Birds](https://creaturedata.com/groups/birds)
- [Reptiles](https://creaturedata.com/groups/reptiles)
- [Amphibians](https://creaturedata.com/groups/amphibians)
- [Fish](https://creaturedata.com/groups/fish)
- [Insects](https://creaturedata.com/groups/insects)
- [Arachnids](https://creaturedata.com/groups/arachnids)
- [Crustaceans](https://creaturedata.com/groups/crustaceans)
- [Molluscs](https://creaturedata.com/groups/molluscs)
- [Other invertebrates](https://creaturedata.com/groups/other-invertebrates)

## About the data
- [Sources and licences](https://creaturedata.com/about/sources)
- [Methodology](https://creaturedata.com/about/methodology)
- [Coverage and build details](https://creaturedata.com/about/data)

## Citing
Cite the canonical species page URL. Each page has a "Sources and how to cite this page" section with APA, MLA and BibTeX forms. Quoted Wikipedia passages are CC BY-SA and must keep their own attribution.