Mammal Data Resources

Below is a list of digital resources regarding the global taxonomy, geography, and phylogeny of mammalian species.

Geographic 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., and 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., and 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, C. B., and 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., and Koeppl, J.. (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., and Reeder, D. M.. (1993). Mammal species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Second edition. Smithsonian Institution Press.

Wilson, D. E., and Reeder, D. M.. (2005). Mammal species of the world. A taxonomic and geographic reference. Third edition. Johns Hopkins University Press.

Handbook of the Mammals of the World, volumes 1-9 (2009-2019)

Book references:

  • Wilson, D. E., and Mittermeier, R. A. (2009). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 1: Carnivores. Lynx Edicions.

  • Wilson, D. E., and Mittermeier, R. A. (2011). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 2: Hoofed Mammals. Lynx Edicions.

  • Wilson, D. E., Mittermeier, R. A., and Rylands, A. B. (2013). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 3: Primates. Lynx Edicions.

  • Wilson, D. E., and Mittermeier, R. A. (2014). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 4: Sea Mammals. Lynx Edicions.

  • Wilson, D. E., and Mittermeier, R. A. (2015). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 5: Monotremes and Marsupials. Lynx Edicions.

  • Wilson, D. E., Lacher, T. E., and Mittermeier, R. A. (2016). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 6: Lagomorphs and Rodents I. Lynx Edicions.

  • Wilson, D. E., Lacher, T. E., and Mittermeier, R. A. (2017). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 7: Rodents II. Lynx Edicions.

  • Wilson, D. E., and Mittermeier, R. A. (2018). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 8: Insectivores, Sloths and Colugos. Lynx Edicions.

  • Wilson, D. E., and Mittermeier, R. A. (2019). Handbook of the Mammals of the World. Volume 9: Bats. Lynx Edicions.

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