# Catalogue of life

> The most complete authoritative list of the world's species - maintained by hundreds of global taxonomists.

The most complete authoritative list of the world's species - maintained by hundreds of global taxonomists.

https://www.catalogueoflife.org/

> Catalogue of Life (COL) is a collaboration bringing together the effort and contributions of taxonomists and informaticians from around the world. COL aims to address the needs of researchers, policy-makers, environmental managers and the wider public for a consistent and up-to-date listing of all the world's known [species](https://wiki.g15e.com/pages/Species.txt). COL also supports those who need to manage their own taxonomic information and species lists.