Request
http://eol.org/api/hierarchies/1.0/529
Parameters
none
Description
The Encyclopedia of Life does not have a singular taxonomic hierarchy upon which it creates its pages. Rather EOL indexes many hierarchies and compares them against each other. This API list metadata about a hierarchy such as the provider name and source URL, as well as lists all the taxa which are the root taxa of the taxonomic tree
XML Response
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<response xmlns:dwc="http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/">
<metadata>
<dc:title>Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: Annual Checklist 2010</dc:title>
<dc:contributor>Catalogue of Life</dc:contributor>
<dc:dateSubmitted>2010-08-09 11:26:22</dc:dateSubmitted>
<dc:source>http://www.catalogueoflife.org/</dc:source>
</metadata>
<dwc:Taxon>
<dc:identifier>2248411</dc:identifier>
<dwc:taxonID>33311700</dwc:taxonID>
<dwc:parentNameUsageID>0</dwc:parentNameUsageID>
<dwc:taxonConceptID>1</dwc:taxonConceptID>
<dwc:scientificName>Animalia</dwc:scientificName>
<dwc:taxonRank>kingdom</dwc:taxonRank>
</dwc:Taxon>
<dwc:Taxon>
<dc:identifier>2253831</dc:identifier>
<dwc:taxonID>34786662</dwc:taxonID>
<dwc:parentNameUsageID>0</dwc:parentNameUsageID>
<dwc:taxonConceptID>7920</dwc:taxonConceptID>
<dwc:scientificName>Archaea</dwc:scientificName>
<dwc:taxonRank>kingdom</dwc:taxonRank>
</dwc:Taxon>
<dwc:Taxon>
<dc:identifier>2248578</dc:identifier>
<dwc:taxonID>34703233</dwc:taxonID>
<dwc:parentNameUsageID>0</dwc:parentNameUsageID>
<dwc:taxonConceptID>288</dwc:taxonConceptID>
<dwc:scientificName>Bacteria</dwc:scientificName>
<dwc:taxonRank>kingdom</dwc:taxonRank>
</dwc:Taxon>
<dwc:Taxon>
<dc:identifier>2251203</dc:identifier>
<dwc:taxonID>34723315</dwc:taxonID>
<dwc:parentNameUsageID>0</dwc:parentNameUsageID>
<dwc:taxonConceptID>3352</dwc:taxonConceptID>
<dwc:scientificName>Chromista</dwc:scientificName>
<dwc:taxonRank>kingdom</dwc:taxonRank>
</dwc:Taxon>
<dwc:Taxon>
<dc:identifier>2251834</dc:identifier>
<dwc:taxonID>34735128</dwc:taxonID>
<dwc:parentNameUsageID>0</dwc:parentNameUsageID>
<dwc:taxonConceptID>5559</dwc:taxonConceptID>
<dwc:scientificName>Fungi</dwc:scientificName>
<dwc:taxonRank>kingdom</dwc:taxonRank>
</dwc:Taxon>
<dwc:Taxon>
<dc:identifier>2248573</dc:identifier>
<dwc:taxonID>34425376</dwc:taxonID>
<dwc:parentNameUsageID>0</dwc:parentNameUsageID>
<dwc:taxonConceptID>281</dwc:taxonConceptID>
<dwc:scientificName>Plantae</dwc:scientificName>
<dwc:taxonRank>kingdom</dwc:taxonRank>
</dwc:Taxon>
<dwc:Taxon>
<dc:identifier>2249795</dc:identifier>
<dwc:taxonID>34714978</dwc:taxonID>
<dwc:parentNameUsageID>0</dwc:parentNameUsageID>
<dwc:taxonConceptID>4651</dwc:taxonConceptID>
<dwc:scientificName>Protozoa</dwc:scientificName>
<dwc:taxonRank>kingdom</dwc:taxonRank>
</dwc:Taxon>
<dwc:Taxon>
<dc:identifier>2251450</dc:identifier>
<dwc:taxonID>34732632</dwc:taxonID>
<dwc:parentNameUsageID>0</dwc:parentNameUsageID>
<dwc:taxonConceptID>5006</dwc:taxonConceptID>
<dwc:scientificName>Viruses</dwc:scientificName>
<dwc:taxonRank>kingdom</dwc:taxonRank>
</dwc:Taxon>
</response>
JSON Response
{
"title":"Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: Annual Checklist 2010",
"contributor":"Catalogue of Life",
"dateSubmitted":"2010-08-09 11:26:22",
"roots":
[
{
"taxonRank":"kingdom",
"taxonConceptID":"1",
"sourceIdentifier":"2248411",
"taxonID":"33311700",
"scientificName":"Animalia",
"parentNameUsageID":"0"
},
{
"taxonRank":"kingdom",
"taxonConceptID":"7920",
"sourceIdentifier":"2253831",
"taxonID":"34786662",
"scientificName":"Archaea",
"parentNameUsageID":"0"
},
{
"taxonRank":"kingdom",
"taxonConceptID":"288",
"sourceIdentifier":"2248578",
"taxonID":"34703233",
"scientificName":"Bacteria",
"parentNameUsageID":"0"
},
{
"taxonRank":"kingdom",
"taxonConceptID":"3352",
"sourceIdentifier":"2251203",
"taxonID":"34723315",
"scientificName":"Chromista",
"parentNameUsageID":"0"
},
{
"taxonRank":"kingdom",
"taxonConceptID":"5559",
"sourceIdentifier":"2251834",
"taxonID":"34735128",
"scientificName":"Fungi",
"parentNameUsageID":"0"
},
{
"taxonRank":"kingdom",
"taxonConceptID":"281",
"sourceIdentifier":"2248573",
"taxonID":"34425376",
"scientificName":"Plantae",
"parentNameUsageID":"0"
},
{
"taxonRank":"kingdom",
"taxonConceptID":"4651",
"sourceIdentifier":"2249795",
"taxonID":"34714978",
"scientificName":"Protozoa",
"parentNameUsageID":"0"
},
{
"taxonRank":"kingdom",
"taxonConceptID":"5006",
"sourceIdentifier":"2251450",
"taxonID":"34732632",
"scientificName":"Viruses",
"parentNameUsageID":"0"
}
],
"source":"http://www.catalogueoflife.org/"
}
