Jen HammockSpecies Pages GroupSmithsonian Institution

EOL Priority Content: the “Hotlist” and “RedHotList”

Developing the EOL hot list

• Consultation with taxonomic experts• Development of criteria• Assembly of critical lists• Establishing targets for rich taxon pages, lesser known pages

EOL’s hot listsHot List• >73,000 taxa• Conservation concern• Invasives• Model organisms• Ecologically important• Pests• Charismatics• Data availability

Red Hot List• 2,800 taxa• Most searched• Top 100 invasives• Crops (food)• Zoos & aquaria• High traffic• Higher taxa

• David M. Rubenstein• John D. and Catherine T.

MacArthur Foundation• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation• Cornerstone Institutions• Grants• Private Donors

Many Thanks!