Species Checklist

Name: Ghana Species Checklist
Creator: GBIF.org occurrence records
License: https://www.gbif.org/terms

Species recorded in Ghana with taxonomy, IUCN category, how many records the sample holds and how many regions each was seen in. Derived from the occurrence sample. 5558 records.

v1.0last updated Sep 18, 2026 · snapshotlisting updated Sep 18, 2026GH₵19.005,558 recordsBiodiversity

Fields

Every column this dataset returns, with its type. This is the shape of the API response.

Field	Type
scientific_name	TEXT NOT NULL
kingdom	TEXT
phylum	TEXT
class_name	TEXT
order_name	TEXT
family	TEXT
genus	TEXT
iucn_category	TEXT
record_count	INTEGER
regions_recorded	INTEGER
first_year	INTEGER
last_year	INTEGER
source	TEXT

Preview

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First 5 rows of Species Checklist
scientific nameTEXT NOT NULL	kingdomTEXT	phylumTEXT	class nameTEXT	order nameTEXT	familyTEXT	genusTEXT	iucn categoryTEXT	record countINTEGER	regions recordedINTEGER	first yearINTEGER	last yearINTEGER	sourceTEXT
Dioscorea cayenensis	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Liliopsida	Dioscoreales	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscorea	—	969	13	1982	2002	GBIF.org occurrence records
Aspergillus penicillioides	Fungi	Ascomycota	Eurotiomycetes	Eurotiales	Aspergillaceae	Aspergillus	—	405	1	2019	2020	GBIF.org occurrence records
Manihot esculenta	Plantae	Tracheophyta	Magnoliopsida	Malpighiales	Euphorbiaceae	Manihot	—	379	6	1996	2003	GBIF.org occurrence records
Pycnonotus barbatus	Animalia	Chordata	Aves	Passeriformes	Pycnonotidae	Pycnonotus	LC	342	12	1972	2019	GBIF.org occurrence records
Milvus migrans	Animalia	Chordata	Aves	Accipitriformes	Accipitridae	Milvus	LC	336	14	1972	2019	GBIF.org occurrence records

scientific nameTEXT NOT NULL	kingdomTEXT	phylumTEXT	class nameTEXT	order nameTEXT	familyTEXT	genusTEXT	iucn categoryTEXT	record countINTEGER	regions recordedINTEGER	first yearINTEGER	last yearINTEGER	sourceTEXT
example-scientific_name-1	example-kingdom-1	example-phylum-1	example-class_name-1	example-order_name-1	example-family-1	example-genus-1	example-iucn_category-1	10	10	10	10	example-source-1
example-scientific_name-2	example-kingdom-2	example-phylum-2	example-class_name-2	example-order_name-2	example-family-2	example-genus-2	example-iucn_category-2	20	20	20	20	example-source-2
example-scientific_name-3	example-kingdom-3	example-phylum-3	example-class_name-3	example-order_name-3	example-family-3	example-genus-3	example-iucn_category-3	30	30	30	30	example-source-3
example-scientific_name-4	example-kingdom-4	example-phylum-4	example-class_name-4	example-order_name-4	example-family-4	example-genus-4	example-iucn_category-4	40	40	40	40	example-source-4
example-scientific_name-5	example-kingdom-5	example-phylum-5	example-class_name-5	example-order_name-5	example-family-5	example-genus-5	example-iucn_category-5	50	50	50	50	example-source-5
example-scientific_name-6	example-kingdom-6	example-phylum-6	example-class_name-6	example-order_name-6	example-family-6	example-genus-6	example-iucn_category-6	60	60	60	60	example-source-6
example-scientific_name-7	example-kingdom-7	example-phylum-7	example-class_name-7	example-order_name-7	example-family-7	example-genus-7	example-iucn_category-7	70	70	70	70	example-source-7
example-scientific_name-8	example-kingdom-8	example-phylum-8	example-class_name-8	example-order_name-8	example-family-8	example-genus-8	example-iucn_category-8	80	80	80	80	example-source-8

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Endpoint

GET connect.apighana.com/api/data/species_checklist

Auth: X-API-Key header
Pagination: page · limit
Format: JSON
Version: 1.0
Last updated: Sep 18, 2026from the source
Covers: A snapshotas of Sep 18, 2026
Refreshed: monthly
Last checked: Oct 1, 2026looked right
Source: GBIF.org occurrence records

How to cite

Cite this dataset and the organisation its records come from (GBIF.org occurrence records). Datasets are updated, so keep the date you accessed it in the citation. Last updated from the source on Sep 18, 2026.

API Ghana. (2026). Species checklist (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from GBIF.org occurrence records]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/species-checklist

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/species_checklist?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/species_checklist?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/species_checklist",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]

Field

Type

scientific_name

TEXT NOT NULL

kingdom

TEXT

phylum

TEXT

class_name

TEXT

order_name

TEXT

family

TEXT

genus

TEXT

iucn_category

TEXT

record_count

INTEGER

regions_recorded

INTEGER

first_year

INTEGER

last_year

INTEGER

source

TEXT

scientific nameTEXT NOT NULL

kingdomTEXT

phylumTEXT

class nameTEXT

order nameTEXT

familyTEXT

genusTEXT

iucn categoryTEXT

record countINTEGER

regions recordedINTEGER

first yearINTEGER

last yearINTEGER

sourceTEXT

Dioscorea cayenensis

Plantae

Tracheophyta

Liliopsida

Dioscoreales

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea

—

969

1982

2002

GBIF.org occurrence records

Aspergillus penicillioides

Fungi

Ascomycota

Eurotiomycetes

Eurotiales

Aspergillaceae

Aspergillus

—

405

2019

2020

GBIF.org occurrence records

Manihot esculenta

Plantae

Tracheophyta

Magnoliopsida

Malpighiales

Euphorbiaceae

Manihot

—

379

1996

2003

GBIF.org occurrence records

Pycnonotus barbatus

Animalia

Chordata

Aves

Passeriformes

Pycnonotidae

Pycnonotus

342

1972

2019

GBIF.org occurrence records

Milvus migrans

Animalia

Chordata

Aves

Accipitriformes

Accipitridae

Milvus

336

1972

2019

GBIF.org occurrence records

scientific nameTEXT NOT NULL

kingdomTEXT

phylumTEXT

class nameTEXT

order nameTEXT

familyTEXT

genusTEXT

iucn categoryTEXT

record countINTEGER

regions recordedINTEGER

first yearINTEGER

last yearINTEGER

sourceTEXT

example-scientific_name-1

example-kingdom-1

example-phylum-1

example-class_name-1

example-order_name-1

example-family-1

example-genus-1

example-iucn_category-1

example-source-1

example-scientific_name-2

example-kingdom-2

example-phylum-2

example-class_name-2

example-order_name-2

example-family-2

example-genus-2

example-iucn_category-2

example-source-2

example-scientific_name-3

example-kingdom-3

example-phylum-3

example-class_name-3

example-order_name-3

example-family-3

example-genus-3

example-iucn_category-3

example-source-3

example-scientific_name-4

example-kingdom-4

example-phylum-4

example-class_name-4

example-order_name-4

example-family-4

example-genus-4

example-iucn_category-4

example-source-4

example-scientific_name-5

example-kingdom-5

example-phylum-5

example-class_name-5

example-order_name-5

example-family-5

example-genus-5

example-iucn_category-5

example-source-5

example-scientific_name-6

example-kingdom-6

example-phylum-6

example-class_name-6

example-order_name-6

example-family-6

example-genus-6

example-iucn_category-6

example-source-6

example-scientific_name-7

example-kingdom-7

example-phylum-7

example-class_name-7

example-order_name-7

example-family-7

example-genus-7

example-iucn_category-7

example-source-7

example-scientific_name-8

example-kingdom-8

example-phylum-8

example-class_name-8

example-order_name-8

example-family-8

example-genus-8

example-iucn_category-8

example-source-8

How to cite

API Ghana. (2026). Species checklist (Version 1.0) [Data set, compiled from GBIF.org occurrence records]. Retrieved October 1, 2026, from https://apighana.com/datasets/species-checklist

Code samples

cURL

curl "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/species_checklist?page=1&limit=20" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $APIGHANA_KEY"

JavaScript

const response = await fetch(
  "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/species_checklist?page=1&limit=20",
  { headers: { "X-API-Key": process.env.APIGHANA_KEY } },
);

const { data, meta } = await response.json();

Python

import os, requests

response = requests.get(
    "https://connect.apighana.com/api/data/species_checklist",
    headers={"X-API-Key": os.environ["APIGHANA_KEY"]},
    params={"page": 1, "limit": 20},
)

rows = response.json()["data"]