Occurrence

Vertebrate Zoology Division - Mammalogy, Yale Peabody Museum

Latest version published by Yale University Peabody Museum on 19 March 2024 Yale University Peabody Museum
The mammal collection in the Yale Peabody Museums’s Division of Vertebrate Zoology, although small, is worldwide in coverage, and is used principally for teaching. The 5,086 mammal skins (over 720 species) date from the 19th century, and includes several rare and endangered species: the African elephant, black rhinoceros, orangutan, mountain gorilla, red wolf, black-footed ferret and snow leopard. The skeleton collection is likewise small (4,776 specimens representing over 770 species), but historically important, and contains a disproportionate number of large animals, among them one of only 7 complete skeletons of the now extinct quagga, and a large series of buffalo skulls from the 1870s.
Publication date:
19 March 2024
License:
CC0 1.0

Data Records

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  • Occurrence (core)
    18737
  • Multimedia 
    1115

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Keywords

Occurrence; Occurrence

Contacts

Who created the resource:

Larry Gall
Head, Computer Systems Office
Yale Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Avenue
06511 New Haven
CT
US
203-432-9892
http://www.peabody.yale.edu

Who can answer questions about the resource:

Kristof Zyskowski
Division of Vertebrate Zoology
Yale Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Avenue
06511 New Haven
CT
US
203-432-9821
http://www.peabody.yale.edu

Who filled in the metadata:

Larry Gall
Head, Computer Systems Office
Yale Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Avenue
06511 New Haven
CT
US
203-432-9892
http://www.peabody.yale.edu

Who else was associated with the resource:

User
Larry Gall
Head, Computer Systems Office
Yale Peabody Museum
170 Whitney Avenue
06511 New Haven
CT
US
203-432-9892
http://www.peabody.yale.edu

Geographic Coverage

worldwide

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 854f602e-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a
http://ipt.peabody.yale.edu/ipt/resource?r=ipt_vz_mam