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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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Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA Description: Metadata in Biological Data Profile format.

Geographic Coverage Spatial coordinates   

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

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/

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS > PLANKTON > ZOOPLANKTON BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > SPONGES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > SEGMENTED WORMS (ANNELIDS) BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ROUNDWORMS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > REPTILES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > MOLLUSKS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > MYRIAPODS > MILLIPEDES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > MAMMALS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > JELLYFISHES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > HEXAPODS > INSECTS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > FLATWORMS/FLUKES/TAPEWORMS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > FISH BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ECHINODERMS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CRUSTACEANS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > CORALS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > MYRIAPODS > CENTIPEDES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > BIRDS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > ARTHROPODS > CHELICERATES > ARACHNIDS BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/INVERTEBRATES > CNIDARIANS > ANTHOZOANS/HEXACORALS > SEA ANEMONES BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION > ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES > AMPHIBIANS BIOSPHERE > ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS > COMMUNITY DYNAMICS > BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

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

taxonomic hierarchy mammal mammalian taxonomy taxonomy

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Data Center

National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution Data Center URL: http://www.nmnh.si.edu Dataset ID: MSW Data Center Personnel Name: DON E. WILSON 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

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

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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