NCSM Mammalogy Collection
Citation
Norton B (2021). NCSM Mammalogy Collection. Version 18.2. North Carolina State Museum of Natural Sciences. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.36102/dwc.5 accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-05-29.Description
The North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences' Mammal Unit collection contains approximately 20,000 specimens and is one of the largest regional mammal collections in the southeast. The collection was accredited in 2000 by the American Society of Mammalogists. With early acquisitions from the Brimley brothers in the late 1800’s, the collection consists of 42% North Carolina, 81% Southeastern United States, 96% United States material, with the remainder having North American or other international origin. It encompasses the taxonomic units of 20 orders, 73 families, 237 genera, and over 500 unique Genus-species combinations. Holdings are especially strong in Rodentia, Soricimorpha, Chiroptera, Carnivora, Cetacea and Sirenia. Important recent acquisitions include University of Kentucky, George Mason University, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill and personal collections. The collection includes study skins, tanned hides, skulls, complete skeletons, fluid-preserved material, tissues for molecular analyses, and other materials.Additional info
http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.htmlTaxonomic Coverages
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Animaliarank: kingdom
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Chordatarank: phylum
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Mammaliarank: class
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Artiodactylarank: order
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Carnivorarank: order
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Cetacearank: order
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Chiropterarank: order
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Didelphimorphiarank: order
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Diprotodontiarank: order
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Erinaceomorpharank: order
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Hyracoidearank: order
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Lagomorpharank: order
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Macroscelidearank: order
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Monotrematarank: order
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Perissodactylarank: order
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Pholidotarank: order
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Pilosarank: order
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Primatesrank: order
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Proboscidearank: order
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Rodentiarank: order
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Sireniarank: order
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Soricomorpharank: order
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Xenarthrarank: order
Geographic Coverages
The Mammalogy Collection contains specimens from 38 countries.
Bibliographic Citations
Contacts
Ben Nortonoriginator
position: Head of Technology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919.707.9947
email: ben.norton@naturalsciences.org
homepage: https://naturalsciences.org/staff/ben-norton
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Ben Norton
metadata author
position: Head of Technology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919.707.9947
email: ben.norton@naturalsciences.org
homepage: https://naturalsciences.org/staff/ben-norton
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=mbnorton
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
Michael Cove
curator
position: Research Curator, Mammalogy
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919.707.9944
email: michael.cove@naturalsciences.org
Ben Norton
administrative point of contact
position: Head of Technology
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919.707.9947
email: ben.norton@naturalsciences.org
homepage: https://naturalsciences.org/staff/ben-norton
userId: https://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=mbnorton
Lisa Gatens
administrative point of contact
position: Collections Manager
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 919-707-9946
email: lisa.gatens@naturalsciences.org
Michael Cove
administrative point of contact
position: Research Curator, Mammalogy
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
11 West Jones Street
Raleigh
27601
NC
US
Telephone: 9197079944
email: michael.cove@naturalsciences.org
homepage: https://naturalsciences.org/staff/michael-cove