Victorian Biodiversity Atlas Taxa List With Conservation Status

Victoria, Australia's Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action provides a snapshot list of published taxa names from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas. The table includes attributes like scientific name, common name, conservation status, and origin, primarily at the species level. Data currency is indicated by a VERS_DATE column.

Use Cases

• Analyze the distribution of conservation_status across different family groups to identify at-risk taxonomic families.
• Map scientific_name and common_name to external identifiers like obsolete Atlas of Victorian Wildlife taxaid for data integration.
• Filter records by taxon_type and origin to study native versus introduced species within the region.

Strengths

• Includes multiple key attributes per record: scientific name, common name, authority, family, conservation status, and origin.
• Data currency is explicitly tracked via a VERS_DATE column.
• Provides links to legacy systems through included taxon_id matches to the obsolete Atlas of Victorian Wildlife.

Limitations

• Primarily contains species-level records, with limited inclusion of higher taxa levels, reducing utility for broader taxonomic studies.
• Unknown total row count and specific column count limits assessment of dataset scale and completeness.

Provenance

Source

Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action

Collection Method

Snapshot extraction from the Victorian Biodiversity Atlas (VBA) system.

Time Range

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Freshness

Snapshot updated on 2026-03-09, with version date indicating currency.

Geography

Victoria, Australia