Mammal specimen from NHM, Nepal

Rosary Karki; Sadhana Shrestha

doi:10.15468/dx9c4a

Mammal specimen from NHM, Nepal

Citation

Karki R, Shrestha S, Thapa G (2024). Mammal specimen from NHM, Nepal. Version 1.4. Natural History Museum, Tribhuvan University. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/dx9c4a accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

The mammal collection in the Natural History Museum of Kathmandu, Nepal consists of 227 mammal species, which includes trophy horns, mounted skin, skeletons, and whole specimens. The specimens have been brought from different sources such as donations from various people and organizations like the Central Zoo of Nepal.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

N/A

Perissodactyla
rank: order
Manidae
rank: family
Viverridae
rank: family
Herpestidae
rank: family
Caviidae
rank: family
Equidae
rank: family
Pholidota
rank: order
Carnivora
rank: order
Peramelemorphia
rank: order
Peramelidae
rank: family
Ursidae
rank: family
Ailuridae
rank: family
Felidae
rank: family
Animalia
rank: kingdom
Cervidae
rank: family
Mammalia
rank: class
Vespertilionidae
rank: family
Lagomorpha
rank: order
Chiroptera
rank: order
Chiroptera
rank: order
Eulipotyphla
rank: order
Cercopithecidae
rank: family
Rhinolophidae
rank: family
Hominidae
rank: family
Primates
rank: order
Hipposideridae
rank: family
Primates
rank: order
Muridae
rank: family
Chordata
rank: phylum
Suidae
rank: family
Tragulidae
rank: family
Talpidae
rank: family
Leporidae
rank: family
Cercopithecidae
rank: family
Rodentia
rank: order
Pteropodidae
rank: family
Artiodactyla
rank: order
Vespertillionidae
rank: family
Tayassuidae
rank: family
Bovidae
rank: family
Sciuridae
rank: family
Erinaceidae
rank: family
Felidae
rank: family
Canidae
rank: family
Rhinocerotidae
rank: family
Mustelidae
rank: family
Soricomorpha
rank: order
Lorisidae
rank: family
Mustelidae
rank: family
Hylobatidae
rank: family

Geographic Coverages

The dataset contains mammal specimen from Asia, Nepal, Russia and Africa, preserved in Natural History Museum of Nepal.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Rosary Karki
originator
position: Student
Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University
Chagunarayan
Bhaktapur
NP
email: karkirosary@gmail.com

Sadhana Shrestha
originator
position: Student
Central Department of Zoology, Tribhuvan University
Kirtipur
Kathmandu
NP
email: sthasadhana10@gmail.com

Ganesh Thapa
metadata author
position: Museum Chief
Natural History Museum of Nepal, Swayambhunath, Nepal
Swayambhu
Kathmandu
Bagmati
NP
email: ganeshbdr13@gmail.com

Lily Shrestha
reviewer
position: Asia Regional Support Team
GBIF Regional Support Team
Lalitpur
Lalitpur
Bagmati
NP
email: lshrestha@gbif.org
userId: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4540-723X

Devendra Maharjan
administrative point of contact
position: Technical Staff
Natural History Museum of Nepal
Kathmandu
Bagmati
NP