MUTPL Mammal Collection

Víctor Romero

doi:10.15468/egztt2

MUTPL Mammal Collection

Citation

Romero V (2023). MUTPL Mammal Collection. Museo de Zoología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/egztt2 accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-15.

Description

The mammal collection of the Museo de Zoología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (MUTPL-M) consists of approximately 620 specimens (at the end of 2022) corresponding to 158 species, grouped into 82 genera, 28 families, and 12 orders. The specimens in the collection are preserved as dried skins, skeletons, and whole specimens preserved in alcohol. The vast majority of the collection is made up of small mammals, mainly bats, cricetid rodents and opossums, with a small representation of medium and large mammals. Most of the specimens are from the provinces of Azuay, El Oro, Loja and Zamora Chinchipe, in southern Ecuador.

La colección de mamíferos del Museo de Zoología, Universidad Técnica Particular de Loja (MUTPL-M) consta de aproximadamente 620 especímenes (al cierre de 2022) correspondientes a 158 especies, agrupadas en 82 géneros, 28 familias y 12 órdenes. Los especímenes de la colección se conservan como pieles secas, esqueletos y especímenes enteros conservados en alcohol. La gran mayoría de la colección está compuesta por pequeños mamíferos, principalmente murciélagos, roedores cricétidos y zarigüeyas, con una pequeña representación de mamíferos medianos y grandes. La mayoría de los ejemplares son de las provincias de Azuay, El Oro, Loja y Zamora Chinchipe, en el sur de Ecuador.

Sampling Description

Method steps

Taxonomic Coverages

Mammal specimens, mostly from Southern Ecuador, generally identified at species levels.

Mammalia
common name: mammals rank: class
Artiodactyla
common name: even-toed ungulates rank: order
Carnivora
rank: order
Chiroptera
common name: bats rank: order
Cingulata
common name: armadillos rank: order
Didelphimorphia
common name: opossums rank: order
Eulipotyphla
rank: order
Lagomorpha
rank: order
Paucituberculata
rank: order
Pilosa
rank: order
Rodentia
common name: rodents rank: order

Geographic Coverages

Ecuador, but most of the specimens are from southern Ecuador, from Azuay, El Oro, Loja, Morona Santiago and Zamora Chinchipe provinces.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Víctor Romero
originator
position: Curator
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: vpromero@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.utpl.edu.ec/index.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1875-5906

Víctor Romero
metadata author
position: Curator
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: vpromero@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.utpl.edu.ec/index.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1875-5906

Víctor Romero
administrative point of contact
position: Curator
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: vpromero@gmail.com
homepage: https://www.utpl.edu.ec/index.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1875-5906

Paul Székely
administrative point of contact
position: Responsable del museo
MUTPL
San Cayetano Alto, Calle Paris s/n
Loja
110107
Loja
EC
Telephone: + 593 (7) 370 1444 ext. 3089
email: jpszekely@utpl.edu.ec
homepage: https://www.utpl.edu.ec/index.php
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9252-1596