''Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference'' is a standard reference work in
mammalogy In zoology, mammalogy is the study of mammals – a class of vertebrates with characteristics such as homeothermic metabolism, fur, four-chambered hearts, and complex nervous systems. Mammalogy has also been known as "mastology," "theriology," a ...
giving descriptions and
bibliographic data for the known species of
mammals. It is now in its third edition, published in late 2005, which was edited by
Don E. Wilson
Don Ellis Wilson (born April 30, 1944 in Davis, Oklahoma) is an American zoologist. His main research field is mammalogy, especially the group of bats which he studied in 65 countries around the world.
Career
Wilson spent his childhood and yout ...
and DeeAnn M. Reeder.
An online version is hosted by
Bucknell University
Bucknell University is a private liberal arts college in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 1846 as the University at Lewisburg, it now consists of the College of Arts and Sciences, Freeman College of Management, and the College of Engineerin ...
, from which the names of the species can be downloaded as a custom dictionary. A partial online version is available at Google Books (see "External links" below).
The Checklist Committee is charged with compiling and updating MSW. In its Annual Report for 2015, the Committee noted that it is under contract with
Johns Hopkins Press for the 4th edition of MSW, which will be edited by DeeAnn M. Reeder and Kristofer M. Helgen. The database has been made editable for the authors, leading to more frequent website updates. The publication was scheduled for 2019.
References
External links
Site hosted by Bucknell Universitysearch hosted by Bucknell Universitytaxon browser on archived version of the Smithsonian website for MSW3''Mammal Species of the World'' at Google Books
Mammalogical literature
Online taxonomy databases
Zoology books
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