/r/species
Devoted to the crowdsourced identification of unidentified species of any specimen including fungi, plants, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Species Identification Subreddit
Because it bit you and you might die.
Because you're at the top of the food chain.
Because evolution itself is evolving.
Because not knowing is ignominious.
Because it's what's for dinner.
About
Devoted to the crowdsourced identification of unidentified species of any specimen including fungi, plants, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
You post it, and we'll try to identify it.
Goal
The goal is to label the specimen in each post with the common name(s), species name, and possibly add links to sources of information that can back up that claim.
Formatting
Submit a photo or photos of the organism in question and the community will try its best to figure out the specimen's phylogeny classification.
Successful IDs necessitate decent information regarding the specimen. Any relevant info regarding the specimen from multiple photographs (different angles, proximity, et cetera), sighting details, and other circumstantial information is encouraged.
At the very least, make the best attempt to give a location and or time of year and or time of day for the submission. If the photo(s) in question are blurry or less than stellar, please provide a few decent visual details in the description.
Subreddiquette
Hopefully, everyone in the community can chime in and a consensus can be reached.
Upvote constructive responses - ones that you feel are correct IDs or ones that contribute to identifying the post, especially comments that include links or reasons that can help people evaluate them or learn how to identify similar species. If you feel a comment is less accurate or mistaken, don't downvote - comment!
Please provide a dissenting opinion if you disagree with an ID, or add a comment with your opinion on the validity of an ID you agree with. In addition, try to source your IDs and any other background information regarding such identifications, the accuracy, and your confidence levels if applicable.
Also, please adhere to the reddiquette rules and guidelines.
Subreddita
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Superclass: Osteichthyes
Classes: Reptilia/Amphibia
Class: Aves
Class: Mammalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Arachnida
Class: Insecta
Kingdom: Plantae
Kingdom: Fungi
Fossils
Microscopic (Kingdom: Chromista, Protozoa, Bacteria)
General
- /r/answers
- /r/askscience
- /r/biology
- /r/discoveredspecies
- /r/ecology
- /r/invasivespecies
- /r/science
- /r/softscience
Resources
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Species
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetics
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phylogenetic_tree
- http://species.wikimedia.org/
- http://bugguide.net/
- http://www.whatsthatbug.com/
- http://www.ispot.org.uk/
- http://www.projectnoah.org/
/r/species
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Look at this Leopard, he is staring at us!
05:37 UTC
What monkey is this?
i love monkies but i don’t deep dive into them enough to know the names of the species and i really wanna know what this one is called! thank you!!
05:55 UTC
What is this?
09:18 UTC
ID help!
Does anyone have any idea what this could be?
Observation Details:
Found in a pond in Lancaster, PA. A man-made pond and is not super deep but I was on a dock and collected water samples with a stick with a cup attached. It was not seen moving and i didn't keep the slide since this is for a class project.
Microscope Details:
objective magnification - 100x
microscope model- binocular student microscope (unsure of the exact model- i can edit that when i am back in the lab)
camera- digital camera (unsure exact model from a lab at my school)
17:22 UTC
What turtle is this?
Can anyone tell me what kind of turtle this is? I think it’s a green or leatherback, but I could be totally wrong.
Image found in an American book.
20:32 UTC
What is this?
Was growing from the vein of a leaf
22:00 UTC
What species does this belong to?
Hi, looking for an ID on this bone and a potential species. Looks like a vertebrae to me, but not a fish vertebrae. Found it at a beach in Hawaii. Thanks!
20:34 UTC
(posting for a online pal that doesn't have reddit) Cockroach/wasp with four limbs? Found a few days ago, location is probably somewhere in America (don't know which state due to pal not sharing this info for privacy reasons and I want to respect their wishes)
11:37 UTC
Exactly what species of monkey is this?
07:35 UTC
Mysterious Cocoon Reattaches Itself to My Plant
I've got a puzzling situation on my hands, and I'm hoping some of you can shed some light on it. For the past couple of months, I've been keeping an eye on a mysterious cocoon that had been hanging on one of my plants. Given how long it had been there, I assumed it was dead, but I didn't want to disturb it just in case.
The other day, while I was watering my plants, the cocoon fell from its branch into the pot below. I thought nothing much of it and left it there. However, today, to my amazement, I noticed that the same cocoon is back in its original spot, reattached to the very same branch.
I've never seen anything like it before. Does anyone have any idea what this mysterious cocoon might be, or how it could have managed to reattach itself to the branch after falling off?
Edit: Thanks for the comments. That makes sense.
03:10 UTC
3pieces....thought to be different stages of Wooley mamoth
20:50 UTC
Boston
01:30 UTC
What species of palm tree is this?
19:35 UTC
Tennessee
14:43 UTC
My sister needs help identifying these for her school project
The ones crossed off in red have been identified. All specimens were caught/photographed in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. Thank you
06:39 UTC
Seattle
00:17 UTC
What kind of worm is this?
Found this worm at a river here in the Philippines, could you please help me distinguish it?
04:34 UTC
San Diego October
Not sure what this is, buddy accidentally caught it while fishing the bay.
00:04 UTC
Found on Kentucky forest floor- what is this?
I spotted this on the ground of a forest outside of Bowling Green, KY in June of 2019 and have not been able to identify what it is since then. Zoom in to see, some sort of red matter and something else?
17:27 UTC
Tennessee
17:11 UTC
What is this species of snail? (Brazil, 14 September, 2023)
There are three of this guys in my aquarium, they came in with my red roots bought online.
20:17 UTC