Taxa which have been prioritized by EOL for content creation and aggregation- how they were chosen, what categories they include and how EOL is working to assemble content for them as quickly as possible.

1. EOL Priority Content:
the “Hotlist” and “RedHotList”
Jen Hammock
Species Pages Group
Smithsonian Institution

2. 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

3. EOL’s hot lists
Hot List Red Hot List
• >73,000 taxa • 2,800 taxa
• Conservation concern • Most searched
• Invasives • Top 100 invasives
• Model organisms • Crops (food)
• Ecologically important • Zoos & aquaria
• Pests • High traffic
• Charismatics • Higher taxa
• Data availability

4. Many Thanks!
• David M. Rubenstein
• John D. and Catherine T.
MacArthur Foundation
• Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
• Cornerstone Institutions
• Grants
• Private Donors