UCM Mammal Collection (Arctos)

Christy McCain

doi:10.15468/rwtmwf

UCM Mammal Collection (Arctos)

Citation

McCain C (2018). UCM Mammal Collection (Arctos). University of Colorado Museum of Natural History. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/rwtmwf accessed via GBIF.org on 2018-07-22.

Description

Vertebrate Zoology in the CU Museum of Natural History is a biodiversity repository of more than 120,000 specimens from five taxa: Fishes, Amphibians and Reptiles (Herpetology), Birds, and Mammals. With the exception of birds, our collections are the largest collections of their kind in Colorado. Since our specimens document changes in biodiversity over the last 200 years, they are treasures of biological and historical significance. The Mammal collection includes over 16,000 specimens with representation from twenty-five countries, with the majority of specimens from Colorado (nearly 70%) and other western states. Specimens are typically preserved as a set of a study skin and an extracted skull, although large mammals are also prepared as hides, taxidermy, and skeletons. Many people have added to the mammal collection over the years, including the pioneer Colorado naturalist, Edward Royal Warren (3,000+ specimens), Donald A. Spencer, Dallas A. Sutton, Leslie Viereck, and emeritus professor and former Museum Director, David M. Armstrong. E.R. Warren’s archive of field notes and photographs are an invaluable resource for documenting distributions and changes of Colorado mammals in the first three decades of the 20th century.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

More than 14,600 specimens. 2 type specimens (1 holotype & 1 paratype)

Mammalia
common name: mammals rank: class

Geographic Coverages

Twenty-five countries are represented in the mammal collection, though most specimens are from Colorado (nearly 70%) and other western states.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Christy McCain
originator
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/

Christy McCain
metadata author
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/

Laura Russell
programmer
position: VertNet Programmer
VertNet
email: larussell@vertnet.org
homepage: http://www.vertnet.org

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet 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

Emily Braker
point of contact
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-492-8466
email: Emily.Braker@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/

Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Christy McCain
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
Henderson Building, 15th and Broadway
Boulder
80309
CO
US
Telephone: 303-735-1016
email: christy.mccain@colorado.edu
homepage: http://cumuseum.colorado.edu/