Iucn Tools

Configuration File: iucn_tools.json Tool Type: Local Tools Count: 1

This page contains all tools defined in the iucn_tools.json configuration file.

Available Tools

IUCN_get_conservation_status (Type: IUCNTool)

Get the IUCN Red List conservation (extinction-risk) status for a species by scientific name. Ret…

IUCN_get_conservation_status tool specification

Tool Information:

  • Name: IUCN_get_conservation_status

  • Type: IUCNTool

  • Description: Get the IUCN Red List conservation (extinction-risk) status for a species by scientific name. Returns the Red List category (CR Critically Endangered, EN Endangered, VU Vulnerable, NT Near Threatened, LC Least Concern, DD Data Deficient, EX/EW Extinct), the assessment year, and assessment ID. The authoritative source for conservation status, which GBIF/occurrence tools do not provide. Requires a free IUCN token (IUCN_API_KEY env var; register at api.iucnredlist.org).

Parameters:

  • scientific_name ([‘string’, ‘null’]) (optional) Binomial ‘Genus species’, e.g. ‘Panthera leo’, ‘Loxodonta africana’.

  • genus_name ([‘string’, ‘null’]) (optional) Genus (alternative to scientific_name), e.g. ‘Panthera’.

  • species_name ([‘string’, ‘null’]) (optional) Species epithet (alternative to scientific_name), e.g. ‘leo’.

Example Usage:

query = {
    "name": "IUCN_get_conservation_status",
    "arguments": {
    }
}
result = tu.run(query)