GET /taxonomy/classification/{id}Get the taxonomic classification lineage for a species or taxon. Given a taxonomy ID (like 9606 for human), returns the full lineage from species up through genus, family, order, class, phylum, and kingdom. Shows the taxonomic hierarchy for any organism in Ensembl.
Retrieve taxonomic classification for a given NCBI taxonomy ID.
- Uses NCBI taxonomy IDs (9606 for Homo sapiens, 10090 for Mus musculus) - Returns ordered list from most specific (species) to most general (root) - Each level includes the scientific name, common name (if available), and rank - The `is_leaf` field is true for the queried species - Useful for finding related species or understanding evolutionary relationships
(string, path, required)
NCBI taxonomy ID
| Title | Type | URL | Action |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get taxonomic classification for human | probe-gate |
https://rest.ensembl.org/taxonomy/classification/9606?content-type=application/json |
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