Package index • rmdd

Package overview and data

Package-level documentation, packaged datasets, and helpers for loading or citing MDD data.

rmdd rmdd-package: rmdd: Mammal Diversity Database Tools
mdd_download() stable: Download a Mammal Diversity Database file
mdd_load() stable: Load an MDD comma-separated export
mdd_cache_dir() stable: Return the default rmdd cache directory
mdd_reference() stable: Reference citations for the Mammal Diversity Database
mdd_checklist: Current Mammal Diversity Database checklist
mdd_synonyms: Mammal Diversity Database synonym table
mdd_type_specimen_metadata: Mammal Diversity Database type specimen metadata
mdd_checklist_records() stable: Return checklist records in a normalized tibble
mdd_synonym_records() stable: Return synonym records in a normalized tibble
mdd_release_records() stable: Return release records used by rmdd

Tools for parsing mammal names and resolving them against accepted names, synonyms, and original combinations in MDD.

classify_mammal_names() experimental: Classify mammal scientific names into taxonomic components
build_mdd_match_backbone() experimental: Build an MDD reconciliation backbone
mdd_name_index() experimental: Build a normalized MDD name index
mdd_matching() experimental: Reconcile mammal names against MDD

Functions for retrieving structured accepted-taxon summaries and detailed taxon records.

mdd_taxon_record() experimental: Retrieve a normalized MDD taxon record
mdd_taxon_info() experimental: Retrieve structured MDD taxon information by name

Functions for summarizing and mapping MDD geographic distribution data.

mdd_distribution_summary_raw() experimental: Summarize mammal diversity by country, continent, or subregion
mdd_distribution_summary() experimental: Summarize mammal diversity by country, continent, or subregion
mdd_distribution_map() experimental: Generate a distribution map from MDD country distributions

Printing and coercion helpers for rmdd objects.