---
id: "cites_species_plus_id"
kind: "datatype"
status: "draft"
is_pii: false
categories: ["environment", "science"]
langs: ["common"]
quality: 90
url: "https://registry.apicrafter.io/datatype/cites_species_plus_id"
---

# CITES Species+ taxon concept ID (`cites_species_plus_id`)

> **Draft.** Draft records have not been reviewed yet and may be incomplete or wrong; do not treat them as authoritative for legal or compliance decisions.

Number of a taxon concept in Species+, the UNEP-WCMC database of species listed under CITES that also powers the CITES Checklist; its web pages and API address taxa by it. Ids exist for taxa of every rank, from orders such as Passeriformes to species. A bare number of up to six digits: recognize it only with column context.

- Personal data (PII): no
- Categories: Environment (protected areas, biodiversity, water, weather, emissions, waste) (environment), Scientific (science)
- Countries: global
- Languages: Common to most languages (common)
- Classification: identifier

## Detection

Regular expression (Python `re`):

```
^[1-9]\d{0,5}$
```

## Examples

- `5541` — Uroplatus sikorae (southern flat-tailed gecko); Wikidata example, Species+
- `111` — Passeriformes (passerines); Wikidata example, Species+
- `6047` — Panthera tigris (tiger); Species+
- `Uroplatus sikorae` (invalid example) — Scientific name instead of the id

## Mappings

- wikidata: `P2040`

## Translations

- ru: Идентификатор таксона в Species+ (СИТЕС): Номер таксона в базе данных Species+ центра UNEP-WCMC, где собраны виды из приложений СИТЕС. Используется в адресах страниц и API Species+.

## Sources

- doc: <https://www.speciesplus.net/>
- doc: <https://api.speciesplus.net/documentation>
- wikidata: <https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Property:P2040>

## Quality

Score 90/100. Missing: detector coverage.

JSON: <https://registry.apicrafter.io/api/v1/datatypes/cites_species_plus_id.json> · Edit: <https://github.com/apicrafter/metacrafter-registry/edit/main/data/datatypes/any/environment/cites_species_plus_id.yaml>