Mammal Species of the World Project
Mammal Species of the World, 3rd edition (MSW3) is a compendium of mammalian taxonomy, available in hard copy, supplemented with an online database. It is hoped that this database on the World Wide Web can be used as a convenient on-line reference for identifying or verifying recognized scientific names and for taxonomic research. The names are organized in a hierarchy that includes Order, Suborder, Family, Subfamily, Genus, Species and Subspecies. Records include the following fields:
- Scientific name
- Author's name and year described
- Original publication citation
- Common name
- Type Species
- Type Locality
- Distribution
- Comments
- Status
- Synonyms
The citation for this work is: Don E. Wilson & DeeAnn M. Reeder (editors). 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), Johns Hopkins University Press, 2,142 pp. (Available from Johns Hopkins University Press, 1-800-537-5487 or (410) 516-6900 http://www.press.jhu.edu).
The online database and more information on this project can be found at: www.bucknell.edu/msw3.
For an analysis of new species found in the third edition see:
D. M. Reeder , K. M. Helgen, and D. E. Wilson. 2007. Global Trends and Biases in New Mammal Species Discoveries. Occasional Papers, Museum of Texas Tech University, 269:1-36. pdf [click here]
