Species360
Insights Program
What is Species360 Insights?
Who is the Species360
Insights program for?
The Species360 Insights program is relevant to veterinarians, researchers, demographers, conservationists, universities, and more. Current subscribers include the University of Chicago’s Department of Ecology and Evolution, which uses aggregated ZIMS data to study immunology in mammals, and the Human Evolutionary Biology Department at Harvard University, which studies the connections between genotype and phenotype in mammals. Insights also supports dedicated resources such as the Animal Data Research and Conservation area, which focuses on evidence-based conservation work, and the Zoological Records Database, which provides structured access to global zoological records used for analysis and reporting.
What is Included?
Species360 Zoological Information Management System (ZIMS).
Through a Species360 Insights subscription, users can access aggregated data on:
Global Veterinary Medical Resources
Anesthesia summaries
Provide users with a species-level summary of the drugs and dosages used by Species360 member institutions to induce anesthesia and the associated complications for each protocol.
Drug usage extract
Provides users with a summary, organized by taxon, of the drugs, dosages, administration routes, dosing frequency, prescription duration, and adverse effects as recorded by Species360 member institutions in their prescription records.
Expected test results
Provides reference intervals for common diagnostic tests for species and subspecies, calculated from the Test and Results records entered by member institutions. This information supports the appropriate interpretation of diagnostic test results.
Global Demographic Information
Global Species Holdings
Species Holdings is a global current holding report for a selected taxon. It shows how many individuals of a species are currently being cared for in Species360 member institutions.
Global Member Data
Global Member Data is a new interactive dashboard in ZIMS, which replaces the former Animal Charts. The report provides interactive charts showing global and institutional animal counts in ZIMS. Users can apply filters (e.g., IUCN Red List status, CITES appendix, taxonomy), and choose how results are counted and displayed.
Pedigree explorer
Family history for an animal.
Species event history
A report that visualizes the ZIMS history of a species, including the number and location of births and the number and location of animal moves.
Population overview
Overview of the state of the animal population within ZIMS, including key metrics on genetics and demographics, and indicators of the underlying data quality.
Age distribution
A graphic display of the sexes and ages of the selected species.
Taxon Profiles
Taxon Profiles acts as a single comprehensive resource where users can discover more about species managed globally within ZIMS. Taxon Profiles includes average weights for a specific species based on individual weights recorded in ZIMS.
Taxon Advisory Group (TAG) Export
This resource offers current physical holdings of Species360 member institutions in a downloadable spreadsheet. It includes an array of information including number of births, IUCN status, CITES listings and much more as well as an IUCN status summary. The data can be filtered to view by: global, continent, country, association and the reported holdings and births within the last 12 months can be reviewed in a mapped visualization. It is intended to help support strategic collection planning, such as that done by various Association TAGs.
Global Studbook Search Tool
Search for animals that are actively managed in a conservation breeding program in ZIMS.
Benefits
Insights Access for Species360 Members
Additional Resources
research through the Species360 Insights program:
Section on Small Apes
