What is Biodiversity?
All living things we know of are part of the Earth's biodiversity, the diversity of life. The concept of biodiversity can be divided up in levels such as ecosystems, species and simply on a genetic level. In these pages we are restricting our view of biodiversity to species.
This project is sorted via classical systematics with levels such as Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus and Species. We have also created quick links to some of the more popular groups - Microorganisms, Fish, Mammals, Birds, Reptiles, Amphibians, etc. Most of these groups do not share similar taxonomic rank, but are grouped solely to help the enthusiast navigate to them. From there we have done our best to classify the animals within according to Linnean classification systems.
Can I help add to these pages?
Yes! We need your help to make this a valuable resource for everyone, but we're not quite ready. If you feel that you are qualified to help add content whether as a passioned researcher, a dedicated teacher or a knowledgeable student, we encourage you to apply to become a content producer. That means you'll have access to add species pages! To keep the quality of the pages as high as possible we need to get to know content producers. Please send us an email via our contact form to let us know you're interested.
Currently we're working on our database management system to prepare our content advisors to start adding material. We'll be in contact with everyone once we've organized the site for you to become a content producer as well!
An Untamed Science Video about Biodiversity
How to Navigate the Biodiversity Portal.
The Untamed Science Biodiversity Portal is currently a work in progress and is by no means a complete reference to the world's biodiversity. We have organized the site according to common organizational conventions. We understand that the exact taxonomy of individual organisms changes all the time so we have stuck to a somewhat traditional organizational method. Our site is intended to give a broad overview of the life on earth that is fun and informative, while also being accurate. We have several plant and animal experts that serve as both our authors and our editors. We encourage everyone to read up on the authors of the site.
