A phenotype index of 35,856 species.

Animals, plants, and fungi from across the tree of life, each rated on a long list of phenotypic questions by a web-search-enabled language model and summarized on 14 dimensions. Describe the organism you are looking for, or start from species you already know.

Search the index How the estimates are made

The index at a glance
Species	35,856
Kingdoms	animals, plants, and fungi
Estimates	more than seven million
Summary dimensions	14
Scale	−4 to +4 on every dimension
Rated by	a web-search-enabled language model
Reference	Moore (2026)

Search the index

Tick the dimensions that matter and set a target on each. The gray bars show how the 35,856 species are spread along the dimension, so note that zero should not be interpreted as the mean.

Plant-like

Resembles a plant in form and life history.

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Fungus-like

Resembles a fungus in form and life history.

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Insect-like

Resembles an insect in form and life history.

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Bird-like

Resembles a bird in form and life history.

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Aquatic

Lives in water rather than on land.

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Dangerous to humans

Venom, toxins, size, or behavior that can harm people.

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Parasitic

Lives on or in a host, at the host's expense.

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Invasive or nuisance

Spreads where it is not wanted, or causes problems for people.

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Drought-tolerant

Withstands long dry periods.

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Cold-tolerant

Withstands cold climates and freezing.

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Enduring

Long-lived, hardy, or persistent over time.

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Structurally simple

A simple body plan and life cycle.

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Shelled

Has a shell or a hard outer casing.

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Environmentally sensitive

Vulnerable to habitat change and disturbance.

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The data

LifeDive is a cross-kingdom phenotype resource containing more than seven million standardized estimates for 35,856 animal, plant, and fungal species, generated with a web-search-enabled large language model. Validation against independent databases and a detailed audit suggests that the dataset preserves strong biological structure and can support exploratory research, comparative analyses, and hypothesis generation.

The manuscript describes the data and methods in full, and the pipeline code can be used for your own work. Questions and collaboration inquiries are welcome.

To cite the index

Moore, T. M. (2026). A language model generates seven million phenotype estimates across the tree of life. Retrieved from https://lifedive.org.

How the estimates are made

Every species is rated. A web-search-enabled language model rated each of the 35,856 species on a long list of phenotypic questions, yielding more than seven million standardized estimates. The full matrix can be downloaded above.

14 summary dimensions. A psychometric model condenses those ratings into 14 dimensions, each scaled from −4 to +4. The sliders on this page set targets on those same scales.

Two ways to search. By phenotype returns the species whose profile lies closest to your settings. By example species returns those whose full rating profile correlates most strongly with the examples you named.

The data behind LifeDive is also available through the MooreMetrics API.