MSB Mammal Observations (Arctos) ...
The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) occasionally records non-vouchered mammal observations in Arctos. Some of these are accompanied by photographs linked to the observational record. These records are curated with the same minimal data standards as vouchered specimens. The Division of Mammals c...
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Museum of Southwestern Biology
2024
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| Online Access: | https://dx.doi.org/10.15468/sl6g1y https://www.gbif.org/dataset/09a17133-1487-440f-93aa-656d75877280 |
| Summary: | The Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) occasionally records non-vouchered mammal observations in Arctos. Some of these are accompanied by photographs linked to the observational record. These records are curated with the same minimal data standards as vouchered specimens. The Division of Mammals contains over 327,000 catalogued specimens and is among the 3 largest in the world. Specimens date back to the 1880's with the majority documenting the rapid environmental change that has occurred since the 1950's. The collections are taxonomically broad, representing 25 orders, 106 families, 543 genera, ~1,750 species. The majority from the Orders Rodentia (249,000), Chiroptera (27,000), Carnivora (20,000), Eulipotyphla (16,000) and Artiodactyla (7,800). The collections are world-wide in scope (78 countries and all 50 US states) with particularly strong holdings from Western North America (225,000 specimens), Beringia and high latitudes (39,000 from Alaska, Russia and Canada), Mongolia (6,500 specimens and ... |
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