Description
Label a specimen's recorded captive, wild, unknown or other status.
Zoological records separate specimen identity, preparation, anatomical side, behavioral codes and the sources assigning those labels. A specimen name or status is a claim with provenance, while an observation share depends on a stated denominator. Preserving these conventions helps compare records without treating a transcription or visibility count as taxonomic identification or an animal-health assessment.
Label a specimen's recorded captive, wild, unknown or other status.
When to use this tool
Use Zoological Captive Wild Status when you already have specimenId, recordedStatus, source and need to label a specimen's recorded captive, wild, unknown or other status.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter specimenId, recordedStatus, source. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read label. Use the output convention below.
Require nonempty specimenId/source and an allowed recordedStatus; format specimenId; status [source].1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| specimenId | Specimen Id | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| recordedStatus | Recorded Status | Required. Text; one of "captive", "wild", "unknown", "other"; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| source | Source | Required. Text; minimum UTF-16 length 1; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| label | Label | Required. Text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192. |
{
"input": {
"specimenId": "Z17",
"recordedStatus": "captive",
"source": "Keeper log"
},
"output": {
"label": "Z17; captive [Keeper log]"
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Status is supplied rather than inferred from an animal or verified against collection records.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
Alternative or Complementary methods
For identity or type status, inspect the original specimen record and cited nomenclatural authority. For behavior or visibility, review the actual observation series and its codebook; this helper preserves one stated label or counting convention.
References
Similar or alternative tools
- Zoological Type Status Source Key
Record a specimen's supplied zoological type status and authority source.
- Zoological Specimen Preparation Suffix
Pair a specimen identifier with its preparation suffix.