letsR (version 1.0)

lets.iucn: Download species' information from IUCN

Description

Get species' information from the IUCN website(http//:http://www.iucnedlist.org/) for one or more species.

Usage

lets.iucn(input, count=FALSE)

Arguments

input

Character vector with one or more species names, or an object of class PresenceAbsence.

count

Logical, if TRUE a counting window will open.

Value

• Returns a data frame with the Species name, Family, Status, Criteria used to estabilish the conservation status, Population Status, Year of Description, and the Countries where it occurs. If species do not have information (i.e. have not been evaluated), the result is: NE (Not evaluated).

Details

Note that you must be connected to the internet to use this function.

See Also

lets.iucn.ha lets.iucn.his

Examples

# Single species
lets.iucn("Pongo pygmaeus")

# Multiple species
lets.iucn(c("Musonycteris harrisoni", "Ailuropoda melanoleuca", "Cebus flavius"))