Mammal Species of the World
Entry ID:
si_mnh_mammalspecies
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Summary
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, Comments, Status. MSW contains the names of 4,629 currently recognized species of mammals. The data is from the book by Wilson, D. E., and D. M. Reeder (eds), 1993. The list was compiled by an international team of contributors. It can be used as an on-line reference for identifying or verifying recognized scientific names and for taxonomic research; or adapted as an authority file for collections management activities of mammal collections. Information was obtained from http://bubl.ac.uk/link/t/taxonomy.htm and from http://www.nmnh.si.edu/msw/.
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Geographic Coverage
Spatial coordinates
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S: -90.0 |
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E: 180.0 |
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W: -180.0 |
Data Set Citation
Dataset 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.nmnh.si.edu/msw/
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Location Keywords
Science Keywords
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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 ... forms, are the earliest valid names as called for by the Code of the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN, 1985). MSW contains the names of 4,629 currently recognized species of mammals. The list was compiled under the auspices of the American Society of Mammalogists. The list of contributors is available at http://www.nmnh.si.edu/msw/.
Access Constraints
None
Use Constraints
None
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
Data Center
Personnel
DON
E.
WILSON
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
TYLER
B.
STEVENS
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
(301) 614-6898
Fax:
301-614-5268
Email:
Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov
Contact Address:
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Global Change Master Directory
City:
Greenbelt
Province or State:
MD
Postal Code:
20771
Country:
USA
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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:
2009-04-20
Future DIF Review Date:
2003-10-28
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