R: Get an ID for a IUCN listed taxon

iucn_id {taxize} | R Documentation

## Get an ID for a IUCN listed taxon

### Description

Get an ID for a IUCN listed taxon

### Usage

    iucn_id(sciname, key = NULL, ...)

### Arguments

`sciname` | character; Scientific name. Should be cleand and in the format <Genus> <Species>. One or more.
`key` | (character) required. you IUCN Redlist API key. See `rredlist-package` for help on authenticating with IUCN Redlist
`...` | Curl options passed on to `crul::HttpClient`

### Value

A named list (names are input taxa names) of one or more IUCN IDs. Taxa that aren't found are silently dropped.

### Author(s)

Scott Chamberlain, myrmecocystus@gmail.com

### Examples

    ## Not run:
    iucn_id("Branta canadensis")
    iucn_id("Branta bernicla")
    iucn_id("Panthera uncia")
    iucn_id("Lynx lynx")

    # many names
    iucn_id(c("Panthera uncia", "Lynx lynx"))

    # many names, some not found
    iucn_id(c("Panthera uncia", "Lynx lynx", "foo bar", "hello world"))

    # a name not found
    iucn_id("Foo bar")

    ## End(Not run)

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