UConn Mammals
Citation
Kuprewicz E (2020). UConn Mammals. Version 3.3. University of Connecticut. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/dbs8w7 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.Description
The diversity and size of this collection is primarily creditable to the late Ralph Wetzel. The collection grew as a consequence of Dr. Wetzel`s NSF-supported program on the mammals of Paraguay. One particularly exciting and notable result of this project was the rediscovery of the Chacoan peccary (Catagonus wagneri), once thought to be extinct. Wetzel later extended his collections to several other South American countries. As a result, our collection includes many South American marsupials, canids, and rodents. We believe that this collection ranks among the top 5 in the world with respect to South American cats (many of the species included are now considered to be endangered or at risk), and among the top 10 in its coverage of South American mammals. The second most important geographic emphasis of this collection is North America with extensive series of a wide diversity of North American mammal species. Of particular note are 200 bobcat skulls, 503 domesticated and feral pig skulls, 752 river otter skulls, and 1600 fisher skulls. Taxonomic coverage of the New England fauna is very good. The collection includes moderate representation of mammals from other regions of the world, most notably from Lebanon, Iraq, Turkistan, England, and Germany (reflecting the interests of previous students).Sampling Description
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Additional info
http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.htmlTaxonomic Coverages
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Geographic Coverages
This collection includes a special emphasis in North and South America.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Erin Kuprewiczoriginator
position: Vertebrate Collections Manager
University of Connecticut Biodiversity Research Collections
75 North Eagleville Road
Storrs
06269-3043
CT
US
Telephone: 860-486-8945
email: erin.kuprewicz@uconn.edu
homepage: http://biodiversity.uconn.edu/mammals/
Erin Kuprewicz
metadata author
position: Vertebrate Collections Manager
University of Connecticut Biodiversity Research Collections
75 North Eagleville Road
Storrs
06269-3043
CT
US
Telephone: 860-486-8945
email: erin.kuprewicz@uconn.edu
homepage: http://biodiversity.uconn.edu/mammals/
Eric Schultz
point of contact
position: Faculty
University of Connecticut Dept. of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
75 North Eagleville Road
Storrs
06269-3043
CT
US
Telephone: 860-486-4692
email: eric.schultz@uconn.edu
homepage: http://biodiversity.uconn.edu
David Bloom
programmer
position: Coordinator
VertNet
email: dbloom@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org/
John Wieczorek
programmer
position: Information Architect
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology at UC Berkeley
email: tuco@berkeley.edu
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org/
Erin Kuprewicz
administrative point of contact
position: Vertebrate Collections Manager
University of Connecticut Biodiversity Research Collections
75 North Eagleville Road
Storrs
06269-3043
CT
US
Telephone: 860-486-8945
email: erin.kuprewicz@uconn.edu
homepage: http://biodiversity.uconn.edu/mammals/