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Animal coverage roadmap

How FaunaHub plans to expand animal coverage — in verified, source-backed batches with quality gates, rather than mass-generated thin pages. The queue below is a plan, not a set of live pages.

Expansion principles

Batch-based coverage

Coverage grows in themed batches (deep-sea, invertebrates, regional fauna), not all at once.

Source requirements

Every animal needs authoritative sources — taxonomy authorities, ADW, IUCN, NOAA/USFWS, or museum/university resources.

Image licensing

Detailed profiles require Public Domain, CC0, CC BY, or CC BY-SA images only — never NC, ND, GFDL-only, AI-generated, or unclear-license media.

Quality gates before publishing

Anything without meaningful content or a clean image is held back, not published thin.

Priority batch queue

15 planned expansion batches. Example species are candidates for research — not published pages.

  • Deep-Sea Species Expansion

    high priority

    Add dedicated profiles for deep-sea animals so the ocean depth pages can link real profiles, not just zone science.

    Examples: anglerfish, giant isopod, vampire squid, dumbo octopus, gulper eel, barreleye, yeti crab, snailfish

    Licensed images of deep-sea animals are scarce; many available images are research-cruise media with unclear licenses. Verify each license carefully.

    Ready for researchImages: hardPages: not yet

  • Invertebrates Expansion — Batch 1

    high priority

    Strengthen thin invertebrate coverage with well-known terrestrial and marine invertebrates.

    Examples: scorpion, tarantula, tick, mite, centipede, millipede, earthworm, leech

    Species identification matters; some groups need careful image verification.

    Ready for researchImages: moderatePages: not yet

  • Mollusks & Shellfish Batch

    high priority

    Cover the diverse mollusk phylum beyond octopus and squid.

    Examples: clam, mussel, oyster, scallop, nautilus, cuttlefish, sea slug, nudibranch

    Distinguish marine vs freshwater species; cone snails are venomous — frame educationally.

    PlannedImages: moderatePages: not yet

  • Red List Detailed Profiles Batch

    high priority

    Add more detailed endangered species profiles with licensed images.

    Examples: amur leopard, mountain gorilla, sumatran tiger, vaquita, saola, kakapo

    Extends the existing /endangered-animals cluster; reuse its compliance posture.

    Ready for researchImages: moderatePages: not yet

  • African Fauna Batch

    medium priority

    Deepen African land-fauna coverage to support the continents layer.

    Examples: mongoose, aardvark, african buffalo, greater kudu, springbok, serval

    Prefer species with clean wild-habitat licensed images.

    PlannedImages: moderatePages: not yet

  • Asian Fauna Batch

    medium priority

    Deepen Asian land-fauna coverage.

    Examples: sun bear, binturong, macaque, clouded leopard, slow loris, dhole

    Several candidates are threatened; coordinate with the Red List layer.

    PlannedImages: moderatePages: not yet

  • European Fauna Batch

    medium priority

    Deepen European land-fauna coverage.

    Examples: european bison, wild boar, ibex, chamois, pine marten, stoat

    Distinguish wild from domestic forms.

    PlannedImages: easierPages: not yet

  • North American Fauna Batch

    medium priority

    Deepen North American land-fauna coverage.

    Examples: coyote, opossum, skunk, chipmunk, elk, bighorn sheep

    Government public-domain images often available.

    PlannedImages: easierPages: not yet

  • South American Fauna Batch

    medium priority

    Deepen South American land-fauna coverage.

    Examples: llama, anteater, coati, agouti, spectacled bear, maned wolf

    Verify native range carefully.

    PlannedImages: moderatePages: not yet

  • Oceania Fauna Batch

    medium priority

    Deepen Australian and Pacific fauna coverage.

    Examples: echidna, tasmanian devil, kookaburra, cassowary, quokka, numbat

    Distinguish mainland vs island endemics.

    PlannedImages: moderatePages: not yet

  • Polar Fauna Batch

    medium priority

    Cover Arctic and Antarctic-associated animals.

    Examples: polar bear, walrus, arctic fox, reindeer, snowy owl, albatross

    Coordinate with ocean/coastal layers.

    PlannedImages: moderatePages: not yet

  • Domestic & Farm Animals Batch

    medium priority

    Cover common domestic and farm animals, clearly labelled as domestic.

    Examples: chicken, turkey, donkey, alpaca, water buffalo, domestic duck

    Always label as domestic/livestock; do not present as wild fauna.

    PlannedImages: easierPages: not yet

  • Pollinators Batch

    medium priority

    Cover key pollinating animals across groups.

    Examples: bumblebee, hoverfly, moth, beetle pollinator, nectar bat, sunbird

    Cross-cuts insects, birds, and bats.

    PlannedImages: easierPages: not yet

  • Urban Wildlife Batch

    low priority

    Cover wild animals that thrive around people.

    Examples: rat, squirrel, opossum, seagull, starling, house mouse

    Avoid pest-control framing; keep educational.

    PlannedImages: easierPages: not yet

  • Venomous Animals Educational Batch

    low priority

    Cover venomous animals with a careful, safety-aware educational frame.

    Examples: cobra, rattlesnake, scorpion, box jellyfish, cone snail, blue ringed octopus

    Educational only — no first-aid/medical instructions; clear safety framing.

    PlannedImages: moderatePages: not yet

Why we avoid thin pages

A roadmap makes it tempting to spin up a page for every candidate at once. FaunaHub deliberately doesn't. Each batch is researched, sourced, and (for detailed profiles) illustrated with licensed images before anything is published. That keeps the site trustworthy and useful rather than padded with empty entries.

Sources

Frequently Asked Questions

Are the roadmap batches live pages?
No. The roadmap is a planning queue. Each batch lists candidate animals, source needs, and image difficulty, but no pages exist until the batch passes FaunaHub's quality gates and is actually built.
What has to be true before a batch is published?
Each animal needs meaningful, source-backed content; detailed profiles also need a properly licensed image (Public Domain, CC0, CC BY, or CC BY-SA). Anything that fails these gates is held back rather than published thin.

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