ASM Mammal Diversity Database

Links to Mammal Data Resources

Here we have compiled a listing of digital resources regarding the global taxonomy, geography, and phylogeny of mammalian species.

Geographic range maps

MDD v1.2 (version of Sept. 2020) geographic range maps:
- "mdd" R package by Ángel Luis Robles Fernandez -- new tools for downloading and parsing downscaled versions of these range maps per species, by clade, or by geographic region (e.g., all Rodentia maps for North America). https://alrobles.github.io/mdd/
- Zenodo page for downloading full-scale versions of the MDD v1.2 range maps: https://zenodo.org/record/6644198
Source paper for range maps aligned to MDD v1.2, Handbook of the Mammals of the World vol. 1-9 (2009-2019), and Checklist of the Mammals of the World (2020), as compared to IUCN (2020) maps:
- Marsh, C.J., Sica, Y.V., Burgin, C.J., Dorman, W.A., Anderson, R.C., del Toro Mijares, I., Vigneron, J.G., Barve, V., Dombrowik, V.L., Duong, M., Guralnick, R., Hart, J.A., Maypole, J.K., McCall, K., Ranipeta, A., Schuerkmann, A., Torselli, M.A., Lacher Jr, T., Mittermeier, R.A., Rylands, A.B., Sechrest, W., Wilson, D.E., Abba, A.M., Aguirre, L.F., Arroyo-Cabrales, J., Astúa, D., Baker, A.M., Braulik, G., Braun, J.K., Brito, J., Busher, P.E., Burneo, S.F., Camacho, M.A., Cavallini, P., de Almeida Chiquito, E., Cook, J.A., Cserkész, T., Csorba, G., Cuéllar Soto, E., da Cunha Tavares, V., Davenport, T.R.B., Deméré, T., Denys, C., Dickman, C.R., Eldridge, M.D.B., Fernandez-Duque, E., Francis, C.M., Frankham, G., Franklin, W.L., Freitas, T., Friend, J.A., Gadsby, E.L., Garbino, G.S.T., Gaubert, P., Giannini, N., Giarla, T., Gilchrist, J.S., Gongora, J., Goodman, S.M., Gursky-Doyen, S., Hackländer, K., Hafner, M.S., Hawkins, M., Helgen, K.M., Heritage, S., Hinckley, A., Hintsche, S., Holden, M., Holekamp, K.E., Honeycutt, R.L., Huffman, B.A., Humle, T., Hutterer, R., Ibáñez Ulargui, C., Jackson, S.M., Janecka, J., Janecka, M., Jenkins, P., Juškaitis, R., Juste, J., Kays, R., Kilpatrick, C.W., Kingston, T., Koprowski, J.L., Kryštufek, B., Lavery, T., Lee Jr, T.E., Leite, Y.L.R., Novaes, R.L.M., Lim, B.K., Lissovsky, A., López-Antoñanzas, R., López-Baucells, A., MacLeod, C.D., Maisels, F.G., Mares, M.A., Marsh, H., Mattioli, S., Meijaard, E., Monadjem, A., Morton, F.B., Musser, G., Nadler, T., Norris, R.W., Ojeda, A., Ordóñez-Garza, N., Pardiñas, U.F.J., Patterson, B.D., Pavan, A., Pennay, M., Pereira, C., Prado, J., Queiroz, H.L., Richardson, M., Riley, E.P., Rossiter, S.J., Rubenstein, D.I., Ruelas, D., Salazar-Bravo, J., Schai-Braun, S., Schank, C.J., Schwitzer, C., Sheeran, L.K., Shekelle, M., Shenbrot, G., Soisook, P., Solari, S., Southgate, R., Superina, M., Taber, A.B., Talebi, M., Taylor, P., Vu Dinh, T., Ting, N., Tirira, D.G., Tsang, S., Turvey, S.T., Valdez, R., Van Cakenberghe, V., Veron, G., Wallis, J., Wells, R., Whittaker, D., Williamson, E.A., Wittemyer, G., Woinarski, J., Zinner, D., Upham, N.S., Jetz, W., 2022. Expert range maps of global mammal distributions harmonised to three taxonomic authorities. Journal of Biogeography 49 (5): 979-992. https://doi.org/10.1111/jbi.14330

Taxonomic treatments from authoritative compendia

Corbet, C. B., & Hill, J. E. (1980). A world list of mammalian species. British Museum (Natural History) and Cornell University Press. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3873655
Corbet, G. B., & Hill, J. E. (1991). A world list of mammalian species. Third edition. Natural History Museum Publications and Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3875153
Honacki, J. H., Kinman, K. E., & Koeppl, J., mes W. (1982). Mammal species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Allen Press and The Association of Systematics Collections. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3873244
Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M. (1993). Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Second Edition (Second Edition). Smithsonian Institution Press.
- MSW2 + MSW3 treatments on Plazi TreatmentBank: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?fullText.ftQuery=Mammal+Species+of+the+World+wilson+reeder&resultPivot=1000
- CSV of all MSW2 treatments on Github: https://github.com/jhpoelen/msw2
Wilson, D. E., & Reeder, D. M. (2005). Mammal species of the world: A taxonomic and geographic reference, 3rd ed. (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press.
- MSW2 + MSW3 treatments on Plazi TreatmentBank: https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?fullText.ftQuery=Mammal+Species+of+the+World+wilson+reeder&resultPivot=1000
- CSV of all MSW3 treatments on Github: https://github.com/jhpoelen/msw3
- CSV of all MSW3 treatments on the Bucknell University website: https://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/
Handbook of the Mammals of the World, volumes 1-9 (2009-2019)
- Book references:
  - Wilson, D. E., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2009). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 1. Carnivores. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 1.
  - Wilson, D. E., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2011). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 2. Hoofed Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 1.
  - Mittermeier, R. A., Wilson, D. E., & Rylands, A. B. (2013). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 3. Primates. Lynx Edicions.
  - Wilson, D. E., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2014). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 4. Sea Mammals. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 1.
  - Wilson, D., & Mittermeier, R. (2015). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 5. Monotremes and Marsupials. CSIRO.
  - Wilson, D. E., Lacher, T. E., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2016). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 6. Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 1.
  - Wilson, D. E., Lacher, T. E., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2017). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 7. Rodents II. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 1.
  - Wilson, D. E., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2018). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 8. Insectivores, Sloths, and Colugos. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 1.
  - Wilson, D. E., & Mittermeier, R. A. (2019). Handbook of the mammals of the world. Vol. 9. Bats. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona, 1.
- Machine-readable versions:
  - HMW treatments on Plazi TreatmentBank: https://treatment.plazi.org/GgServer/search?fullText.ftQuery=handbook+mammals+world
  - CSV of all HMW volume 1-9 treatments on Github: https://github.com/jhpoelen/hmw