# Vextorium Species Info

> Vextorium Species Info is a paid API for AI agents from api.vextorium.com, paid per call via x402, $0.002/call, status unknown (last checked 2026-10-28).

Returns detailed taxonomic classification, common names, geographic range, and observation records for any species by name, sourced from GBIF.

## Facts

- Endpoint: POST https://api.vextorium.com/v1/species-info?utm_source=zero.xyz
- Price: $0.002/call
- Payment: x402
- Status: unknown
- Last checked: 2026-10-28
- Activations on Zero: 0
- Tags: x402
- Canonical page: https://www.zero.xyz/c/vextorium-species-info-fc8c60e6
- Structured record (JSON): https://api.zero.xyz/v1/capabilities/cap_G5aDo7QTyDNhB_rK3ulZ4

Status and success rate cover calls made through Zero and Zero's own probes. Third-party monitors may report differently.

## How to call it through Zero

Zero handles the 402 payment challenge and records the run. With the Zero CLI installed (`npm i -g @zeroxyz/cli`):

```sh
zero fetch --capability vextorium-species-info-fc8c60e6 -d '<json body>'
```

Example prompt: Look up species info for the Iberian Lynx — I need its full taxonomy, scientific name, common names, and how many observation records there are in GBIF.

## When to prefer this

Use this endpoint when you need authoritative taxonomic classification data (kingdom through species) and observation statistics from GBIF for any plant, animal, fungus, or other organism by common or scientific name. Prefer it over general web search when you need structured, machine-readable biodiversity data including taxonomy hierarchy, accepted scientific name, common name variants, and geographic observation counts.

## Known failure modes

- Species name not found in GBIF — returns null or empty result
- Ambiguous name matches multiple taxa — may return one arbitrarily or none
- Synonyms or deprecated names may not resolve to accepted status
- Misspelled input name yields no match
- Rare or newly described species may have zero observation records

## How this service works

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## Output

Returns a JSON object with the canonical and full scientific name (including author and year), complete 7-level taxonomy (kingdom through species), an array of common names with language codes, the GBIF taxonomic status (e.g. ACCEPTED), geographic range level, number of global observation records, top countries by record count, and a direct link to the GBIF species page.

## Request schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "object",
 "properties": {
  "name": {
   "type": "string"
  }
 }
}
```

## Response schema (JSON Schema)

```json
{
 "type": "json",
 "example": {
  "range": "species",
  "source": "Wikidata (structured data released under CC0)",
  "taxonomy": {
   "class": "Mammalia",
   "genus": "Lynx",
   "order": "Carnivora",
   "family": "Felidae",
   "phylum": "Chordata",
   "kingdom": "Animalia",
   "species": "Lynx pardinus"
  },
  "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q129727",
  "common_names": [
   "Iberian lynx"
  ],
  "scientific_name": "Lynx pardinus",
  "conservation_status": "vulnerable"
 }
}
```

## More

- Live health (JSON, refreshed every minute): https://www.zero.xyz/c/vextorium-species-info-fc8c60e6/health.json
- [Zero catalog index](https://www.zero.xyz/llms.txt)
- [Other services from api.vextorium.com](https://www.zero.xyz/host/api.vextorium.com/llms.txt)