Is taxon endemic?

Is taxon endemic of the Iberian Peninsula and/or Balearic Islands? That is, not present naturally elsewhere in the world.

Usage

is_endemic(genus = NULL, species = NULL, subspecies = NULL, gbif.id = NULL)

Arguments

genus

character. One or more genera to check for presence. Required, unless gbif.id is provided.

species

character. Optional. One or more species names to check for presence. The length of genus must equal that of species, unless length(genus) == 1, in which case it will be assumed that all species belong to that same genus.

subspecies

character. Optional. One or more subspecies names to check for presence. The length of species must equal that of subspecies, unless length(species) == 1, in which case it will be assumed that all subspecies belong to that same species.

gbif.id

character. Optional.

Value

A logical vector

Details

For a genus to be considered endemic, all its species must be endemic. Likewise, for a species to be considered endemic, all its subspecies must be endemic.

Examples

is_endemic("Laurus")
#> Laurus 
#>  FALSE 
is_endemic("Aconitum")
#> Aconitum 
#>    FALSE 
is_endemic("Aconitum", "variegatum")
#> Aconitum variegatum 
#>                TRUE 
is_endemic("Aconitum", "napellus")
#> Aconitum napellus 
#>             FALSE 
is_endemic("Aconitum", "napellus", c("vulgare", "castellanum", "lusitanicum"))
#> Aconitum napellus castellanum Aconitum napellus lusitanicum 
#>                          TRUE                         FALSE 
#>     Aconitum napellus vulgare 
#>                         FALSE