Catalogue of Life: Catalogue of Life 7 February 2023

The Catalogue of Life (COL) is the most complete authoritative list of the world__s species, maintained by hundreds of global taxonomists. As a global consortium, we aim to address the needs of researchers, policy-makers, environmental managers and the wider public for a consistent and up-to-date listing of all the world__s known species. We are happy to announce that we have just published the COL Checklist 2022 online!

The COL Checklist 2022 contains well over 2 million accepted species. More than 1.9 million are living species, and the rest are extinct. A large community of taxonomists, over 500 experts globally, representing 165 data sources is underpinning this global species list. Annual releases have long term support and will not be removed, so they continue to be accessible via the [API](https://api.checklistbank.org/dataset/9837.json) and [website of ChecklistBank ](
https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/9837).

《生命目录》（Catalogue of Life，COL）是全球最完备的权威物种名录，由数百位全球分类学家共同维护。作为全球性联盟组织，我们致力于满足研究者、政策制定者、环境管理者及广大公众对全球所有已知物种的统一且实时更新的名录需求。我们很高兴地宣布，2022版《生命目录名录》（COL Checklist 2022）已正式在线发布！

2022版《生命目录名录》共收录逾200万个已确认物种，其中近190万为现生生物物种，剩余为灭绝物种。本份全球物种名录由覆盖165个数据源、全球范围内超过500位专家组成的大型分类学家社群提供支撑。年度发布版本享有长期留存保障，不会被下架，用户可通过[应用程序编程接口（Application Programming Interface，API）](https://api.checklistbank.org/dataset/9837.json)及《名录银行》（ChecklistBank）官网（https://www.checklistbank.org/dataset/9837）继续访问相关数据。