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An interactive map of the evolutionary links between all living things. Discover your favourites, see which species are under threat, and be amazed by the diversity of life on earth.

The tree of life shows how all life on earth is related. Each leaf represents a different species. The branches show how these many species evolved from common ancestors over billions of years. In our interactive tree of life you can explore the relationships between 2,235,362 species and wonder at 105,281 images on a single zoomable page.

We want to help everyone appreciate biodiversity and the need to conserve it. Red leaves on our tree of life show species known to be under threat of extinction.

OneZoom is a registered non-profit in the UK, all our products are for free. 470 people like you have helped us by making donations. Their names appear as sponsors on 783 leaves of our tree of life.

OneZoom version 3.4.1 released with new public APIs providing information on the popularity of species and representative images for groups of species as well as other tools intentended for use by researchers and other science communication projects.