Names with a close Catalogue of Life match

Source: IUCN Red List 2026-1 vs Catalogue of Life COL26.7 XR (2026-07-17) · 799 rows

The IUCN names below appear nowhere in the Catalogue of Life, neither as accepted names nor as synonyms. Each is paired with the most similar CoL spelling in the same genus or with the same species epithet. The Detail column says how the two spellings differ (punctuation, diacritics, Unicode encoding, or a small spelling change).

Two checks run on each suggested match, shown as columns: whether CoL treats it as an accepted name or as a synonym, and whether IUCN already lists it as a synonym of the taxon. Rows where IUCN already lists the close CoL spelling as a synonym of the same taxon are on Name pairs where IUCN and the Catalogue of Life differ on which name is accepted instead.

Why it matters

A name spelled slightly differently in the two catalogues will not cross reference, even when both records describe the same taxon. Automated matching fails and manual searches come up empty.

Suggestion

If the two spellings are variants of one name, record the CoL spelling as an IUCN synonym, or correct the spelling, so the two catalogues link. If CoL treats its spelling as a synonym, compare against the CoL accepted name instead. If IUCN already lists the CoL spelling as a synonym of a different taxon, the two names may be unrelated and the match a coincidence.

The Catalogue of Life crosscheck

Every assessed name is checked against the Catalogue of Life; each difference found is listed on exactly one of the pages below. Pages are ordered by how likely a row is to need a change.

Page	Action	Names	What it lists
Names with a close Catalogue of Life match this page	Fix by hand	799	Not in CoL under this name; a near spelling is, in the same genus or with the same epithet.
Names not in the Catalogue of Life, but an IUCN synonym is	Fix by hand	134	Not in CoL under this name; one of the taxon's IUCN synonyms is there as a synonym.
Species and subspecies treated as synonyms in the Catalogue of Life	Decide policy	11,664	CoL treats the name as a synonym of an accepted name that IUCN does not list.
Higher-rank names treated as synonyms in the Catalogue of Life	Fix by hand	717	A genus, family, order, or class name that CoL records only as a synonym.
Parent taxon spelled differently in the Catalogue of Life	Fix by hand	94	Same parent taxon in both, spelled slightly differently.
Name pairs where IUCN and the Catalogue of Life differ on which name is accepted	No action	2,742	Both catalogues hold both names and disagree only on which is accepted.
Higher-rank names placed under a different parent in the Catalogue of Life	No action	1,663	CoL places the name under a different order, class, or family.
Appendix
Names not in the Catalogue of Life, but a Wikidata or Wikipedia name is	Fix by hand	23	Not in CoL under this name or an IUCN synonym; Wikidata or Wikipedia give a name CoL has.
Author names spelled differently	Fix by hand	9,343	Same name in both; the author is spelled slightly differently.
Names not in the Catalogue of Life under any known name	No action	722	Not in CoL under this name, a near spelling, or any other name known for the taxon.

Groups: Plants (414), Insects (155), Molluscs (92), Fish (35), Crustaceans (35), Reptiles (23), Other invertebrates (12), Birds (11), Mammals (9), Amphibians (5), Arachnids (3), Fungi (2), Algae (2), Corals (1) 197,008 assessments compared.

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IUCN name	Rank	IUCN status	IUCN year	Closest CoL name	CoL status	CoL accepted name	IUCN lists closest name as synonym of	CoL year	CoL entry	Group	Taxon id	Red List	Detail
Macronycteris vittata	species	NT	2020	Macronycteris vittatus	accepted		not listed	1852	view	Mammals: Bats	135485	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Macronycteris vittatus' (2-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon.
Stenonycteris lanosa	species	LC	2025	Stenonycteris lanosus	accepted		not listed	1906	view	Mammals: Bats	19758	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Stenonycteris lanosus' (2-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon.
Abrothrix illutea	species	LC	2016	Abrothrix illuteus	accepted		not listed	1925	view	Mammals: Rodents	735	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Abrothrix illuteus' (2-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon.
Sicista trizona	species	EN	2024	Sicista trizonus	synonym of	Sicista subtilis	not listed		view	Mammals: Rodents	92332716	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Sicista trizonus' (2-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon. CoL records 'Sicista trizonus' as a synonym of Sicista subtilis.
Cephalorhynchus cruciger	species	LC	2018	Centorhynchus cruciger	synonym of	Trichosirocalus rufulus	not listed	1851	view	Mammals	11144	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Centorhynchus cruciger' (4-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon. CoL records 'Centorhynchus cruciger' as a synonym of Trichosirocalus rufulus.
Leopardus jacobita	species	EN	2025	Leopardus jacobitus	accepted		not listed	1865	view	Mammals	15452	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Leopardus jacobitus' (2-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon.
Urva vitticolla	species	LC	2024	Urva vitticollis	accepted		not listed	1835	view	Mammals	41619	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Urva vitticollis' (2-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon.
Sorex monticola	species	LC	2016	Shorea monticola	synonym of	Rubroshorea monticola	not listed		view	Mammals	41405	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Shorea monticola' (2-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon. CoL records 'Shorea monticola' as a synonym of Rubroshorea monticola.
Galegeeska revoilii	species	DD	2015	Galegeeska revoili	accepted		not listed	1881	view	Mammals	7137	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Galegeeska revoili' (1-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon.
Gallinago stenura	species	LC	2021	Gallinago heterura	synonym of		not listed	1836	view	Birds	22693085	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Gallinago heterura' (3-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon. CoL records 'Gallinago heterura' as a synonym.
Gallinago stenura	species	LC	2025	Gallinago heterura	synonym of		not listed	1836	view	Birds	22693085	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Gallinago heterura' (3-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon. CoL records 'Gallinago heterura' as a synonym.
Motacilla maderaspatensis	species	LC	2025	Motacila maderaspatensis	synonym of		not listed	1789	view	Birds	22718363	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Motacila maderaspatensis' (1-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon. CoL records 'Motacila maderaspatensis' as a synonym.
Ficedula hodgsoni	species	LC	2020	Ficedula hodgsonii	accepted		not listed	1870	view	Birds	22709591	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Ficedula hodgsonii' (1-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon.
Monticola cinclorhyncha	species	LC	2019	Monticola cinclorhynchus	accepted		not listed	1832	view	Birds	22708271	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Monticola cinclorhynchus' (2-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon.
Oenanthe heuglinii	species	LC	2018	Oenanthe heuglini	accepted		not listed	1870	view	Birds	22710348	view	Absent from the Catalogue of Life, as an accepted name and as a synonym. Closest CoL name is 'Oenanthe heuglini' (1-character spelling difference); may be a spelling variant or a different taxon.

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