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Mammal Species of the World
Entry ID:
si_mnh_mammalspecies
Summary
Abstract:
The Mammal Species of the World (MSW) is a database of mammalian
taxonomy. The names are organized in a hierarchy that includes Order, Family, Subfamily, Genus and Species. Records include the following fields: Scientific name, Author's name, and Year described, Original publication citation, Original name, Common name, Type species, Type locality, Distribution, ... 
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Geographic Coverage
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Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator:
Smithsonian Institution
Dataset Title:
Mammal Species of the World
Dataset Release Date:
1993
Dataset Release Place:
Washington, D.C.
Dataset Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution
Online Resource:
http://www.vertebrates.si.edu/msw/mswcfapp/msw/index.cfm
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Quality
Species recognized in this database are limited to existing or
recently extinct species (possibly alive during the preceding 500 years); in instances where the persistence of a species is doubtful, the comment field so indicates. Scientific names applied to domesticated mammals, and to the natural ancestors of domesticated ...
Access Constraints
None
Use Constraints
None
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email:
wilson.don at nmnh.si.edu
Contact Address:
National Museum of Natural History
Office of Biodiversity Programs
Smithsonian Institution
City:
Washington
Province or State:
DC
Country:
USA
Publications/References
Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds), 1993, Mammal Species of the
World, 1206 pp., Available from Smithsonian Institution Press at 1-800-782-4612, 703-435-7809, Smithsonian Institution Press, Washington, D.C. Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2002-10-28
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-05-23
Future DIF Review Date:
2003-10-28
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