The article discusses the future of taxonomy, emphasizing the need for an integrative approach that combines various methods and data from different disciplines to better understand and classify species. Taxonomy, the science of identifying, describing, and naming species, faces challenges in accurately defining species and discovering new ones, especially with the increasing number of species yet to be identified. The article highlights the importance of integrating molecular, morphological, and ecological data to improve species delimitation and classification. Integrative taxonomy is proposed as a framework that incorporates new theories and methods from evolutionary biology, population genetics, and phylogenetics. This approach aims to enhance the accuracy of species identification and classification, and to develop protocols that can efficiently produce an inventory of life. The article discusses two main approaches within integrative taxonomy: integration by congruence and integration by cumulation. Integration by congruence focuses on the agreement of different characters to identify species, while integration by cumulation uses the accumulation of evidence from various sources to determine species boundaries. The article also addresses the challenges of species discovery, including the vast number of species that remain unnamed and the need for more taxonomists and funding to accelerate the process. It emphasizes the importance of using a variety of taxonomic characters, including morphological, molecular, and ecological traits, to accurately define species. The article concludes that taxonomy must become more pluralistic and integrate new approaches to become a modern evolutionary discipline. It also highlights the need for standardized naming systems for candidate species to facilitate data retrieval and species description. The future of taxonomy lies in an integrative approach that combines various methods and data to better understand and classify the diversity of life on Earth.The article discusses the future of taxonomy, emphasizing the need for an integrative approach that combines various methods and data from different disciplines to better understand and classify species. Taxonomy, the science of identifying, describing, and naming species, faces challenges in accurately defining species and discovering new ones, especially with the increasing number of species yet to be identified. The article highlights the importance of integrating molecular, morphological, and ecological data to improve species delimitation and classification. Integrative taxonomy is proposed as a framework that incorporates new theories and methods from evolutionary biology, population genetics, and phylogenetics. This approach aims to enhance the accuracy of species identification and classification, and to develop protocols that can efficiently produce an inventory of life. The article discusses two main approaches within integrative taxonomy: integration by congruence and integration by cumulation. Integration by congruence focuses on the agreement of different characters to identify species, while integration by cumulation uses the accumulation of evidence from various sources to determine species boundaries. The article also addresses the challenges of species discovery, including the vast number of species that remain unnamed and the need for more taxonomists and funding to accelerate the process. It emphasizes the importance of using a variety of taxonomic characters, including morphological, molecular, and ecological traits, to accurately define species. The article concludes that taxonomy must become more pluralistic and integrate new approaches to become a modern evolutionary discipline. It also highlights the need for standardized naming systems for candidate species to facilitate data retrieval and species description. The future of taxonomy lies in an integrative approach that combines various methods and data to better understand and classify the diversity of life on Earth.