r/species
ActiveSpecies Identification | Because you're at the top of the food chain.
Devoted to the ***crowdsourced identification*** of unidentified species of ***any specimen*** including fungi, plants, amphibians, reptiles, and mammals.
Members
14,596
as of February 2025
Last post
today
September 28, 2026
Posts (30 days)
11
Created
2010
October 27, 2010
Total posts
6.1K
archived
Total comments
27.6K
archived
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Frequently asked questions about r/species
How many members does r/species have?
r/species had 14,596 members as of February 2025, the most recent archive crawl of its subscriber count.
Is r/species dead?
No. r/species is active — the most recent post was today, with 11 posts in the last 30 days.
When was r/species created?
r/species was created on October 27, 2010.
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