# Common Anatomy Reference Ontology (CARO)

> The Common Anatomy Reference Ontology (CARO) is being developed to facilitate interoperability...

- Page: https://library.schematica.io/model/1b85da4941bc4e6fa0b8d0f5691b8520
- Model type: Ontology
- License: CC BY 4.0
- Access type: Free
- Access method: Download
- Model size: Small
- Formats: OWL
- External link: https://bioportal.bioontology.org/ontologies/CARO
- Contact: Melissa Haendel (haendel@ohsu.edu)
- Listed in library: 2025-06-12
- Last updated: 2023-03-16

## Description

## Ontology Info

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Acronyme | CARO |
| Description | The Common Anatomy Reference Ontology (CARO) is being developed to facilitate interoperability between existing anatomy ontologies for different species, and will provide a template for building new anatomy ontologies. CARO will be described in Anatomy Ontologies for Bioinformatics: Principles and Practice Albert Burger, Duncan Davidson and Richard Baldock (Editors) |
| Format | OWL |
| Categories | Anatomy |
| Groups | OBO Foundry |

## Metrics

| Metric | Value |
|--------|-------|
| Classes | 721 |
| Individuals | 0 |
| Properties | 158 |
| Max Depth | 19 |
| Max Child Count | 57 |
| Average Child Count | 2 |
| Classes With One Child | 248 |
| Classes With More Than 25 Children | 3 |
| Classes With No Definition | 75 |

## Projects using CARO

- [Beta Cell Genomics database](https://bioportal.bioontology.org/projects/BCGD)

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Source: https://library.schematica.io/model/1b85da4941bc4e6fa0b8d0f5691b8520