Linnaeus II is an innovative multifunctional research tool for systematists and biodiversity researchers. It facilitates biodiversity documentation and species identification.

Linnaeus II supports the creation of taxonomic databases, optimizes the construction of easy-to-use identification keys, expedites the display and comparison of distribution patterns, and promotes the use of taxonomic data for biodiversity studies. The software package has been constructed by and for taxonomists and biodiversity specialists. Several hundred specialists were consulted to develop this tool. The software package is continuously updated and expanded with new modules and greater functionality in response to feedback from users.

There are three 'modules' of Linnaeus II: the 'Builder' to manage your data and to create an information system, the 'Runtime' engine to publish completed information systems on CD-ROM/DVD-ROM, and the 'Web Publisher' to publish your completed project as a Web site.