Statizoid The Global 'Missing Image' Biodiversity Gap

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The Global 'Missing Image' Biodiversity Gap

While biodiversity databases list millions of species, many lack any public image. This tracks the speed of visual documentation of the natural world.

Observations
8
Tracking since
Last updated

Percentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image

The percentage of sampled taxa from Wikidata that do not have a public image property (P18).

2 observations · measured in %

56.5%
Percentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image
▬ 0.0% vs previous
01 Sep 2026 12:45
Percentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image (%) — summary, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%25 Aug29 Aug01 SepPercentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image: 56.5% — 25 Aug 2026 12:30Percentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image: 56.5% — 01 Sep 2026 12:45
Percentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image (%) — line, last 30 days.
0.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%25 Aug29 Aug01 SepPercentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image: 56.5% — 25 Aug 2026 12:30Percentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image: 56.5% — 01 Sep 2026 12:45
Percentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image (%) — area, last 30 days.
WhenPercentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image
56.5%
56.5%
Percentage of Documented Species Lacking a Digital Image (%) — table, last 30 days.

Total Sampled Taxa

The number of taxon entries analyzed in this run.

2 observations · measured in count

69 count
Total Sampled Taxa
▬ 0.0% vs previous
01 Sep 2026 12:45
Total Sampled Taxa (count) — summary, last 30 days.
020406025 Aug29 Aug01 SepTotal Sampled Taxa: 69 count — 25 Aug 2026 12:30Total Sampled Taxa: 69 count — 01 Sep 2026 12:45
Total Sampled Taxa (count) — line, last 30 days.
020406025 Aug29 Aug01 SepTotal Sampled Taxa: 69 count — 25 Aug 2026 12:30Total Sampled Taxa: 69 count — 01 Sep 2026 12:45
Total Sampled Taxa (count) — area, last 30 days.
WhenTotal Sampled Taxa
69 count
69 count
Total Sampled Taxa (count) — table, last 30 days.

Sources

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Why this isn't published anywhere else

The search results discuss general biodiversity loss, conservation biology, and remote sensing, but none mention a specific tracker for the gap between cataloged species and their public visual documentation.

Uniqueness score 1.00 — assessed against live web search results when this subject was created.