Carnivora (Mammalia) Collection from the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Leonor Brites Soares; Luis da Costa; Cristiane Bastos-Silveira

doi:10.15468/fvzwen

Carnivora (Mammalia) Collection from the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal

Citation

Brites Soares L, da Costa L, Bastos-Silveira C (2022). Carnivora (Mammalia) Collection from the Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal. Version 1.1. Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência. Occurrence dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/fvzwen accessed via GBIF.org on 2024-12-14.

Description

This database refers to the Carnivora (Mammalia) collection of the MNHNC. The collection is composed by 1016 specimens, collected mostly in Portugal, but also in other countries from Europe, Africa, North America and Arctic, between 1944 and 2003. Most of the specimens are dry preserved, mostly skeletons and/or skins, and a small percentage are whole animals preserved in Ethanol (EtOH). The collection includes several specimens of species with high threat status (IUCN Red List), as for example the Iberian Lynx (Lynx pardinus) and the Wolf (Canis lupus). The Iberian Lynx was considered as "Critically Endangered" (CR) until 2015, when it was downgraded to "Endangered" (EN). In Portugal, the species faced a situation of "pre-extinction"; it is currently under a reintroduction and recovery programme, with a population of around 140 specimens. All data and specimens were verified within the framework of the Portuguese e-Infrastructure for Information and Research on Biodiversity (PORBIOTA).

Sampling Description

Study Extent

The collecting sites include Angola, Denmark (Greenland), Finland, France, Mauritania, Morroco, Namibia, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and United States of America. However, most specimens come from Portugal mainland. Collected between 1944 and 2003.

Sampling

Most of the specimens arrived at the museum through donations, as they are essentially animals found dead by being run over, shot, or poisoned.

Quality Control

All initial data was inserted in a specific relational database built specifically for the project, which implemented several quality control methods. In the preparation of the dataset for GBIF publication, data consistency was verified using cluster algorithms using OpenRefine.

Method steps

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Taxonomic Coverages

The collection of carnivores is composed of 8 families: Canidae, Felidae, Herpestidae, Mustelidae, Otariidae, Phocidae, Ursidae e Viverridae. Most of the specimens belong to the Canidae family, with about 600 individuals. The collection includes 26 different species, representing 11 genera.

Vulpes vulpes
rank: species
Ursus maritimus
rank: species
Mustela nivalis
rank: species
Canis lupus signatus
rank: subspecies
Lynx pardinus
rank: species
Felis silvestris
rank: species
Felis
rank: genus
Felis catus
rank: species
Meles meles
rank: species
Herpestes ichneumon
rank: species
Lutra lutra
rank: species
Mustela erminea
rank: species
Mustela putorius
rank: species
Mustela furo
rank: species
Martes foina
rank: species
Martes martes
rank: species
Genetta genetta
rank: species
Genetta maculata
rank: species
Leptailurus serval
rank: species
Zalophus californianus
rank: species
Arctocephalus pusillus
rank: species
Pusa hispida
rank: species
Phoca vitulina
rank: species
Monachus monachus
rank: species
Cystophora cristata
rank: species
Canidae
rank: family
Mustelidae
rank: family
Felidae
rank: family
Herpestidae
rank: family
Viverridae
rank: family
Vulpes
rank: genus
Mustela
rank: genus
Canis
rank: genus
Lynx
rank: genus
Felis
rank: genus
Meles
rank: genus
Herpestes
rank: genus
Lutra
rank: genus
Martes
rank: genus
Genetta
rank: genus
Leptailurus
rank: genus
Otariidae
rank: family
Phocidae
rank: family
Ursidae
rank: family
Canis lupus familiaris
rank: subspecies
Ursus
rank: genus
Zalophus
rank: genus
Arctocephalus
rank: genus
Pusa
rank: genus
Phoca
rank: genus
Monachus
rank: genus
Cystophora
rank: genus

Geographic Coverages

The collecting sites include Angola, Denmark (Greenland), Finland, France, Mauritania, Morroco, Namibia, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and United States of America. However, most specimens come from Portugal mainland.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Leonor Brites Soares
originator
position: fellowship
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon
PT
email: leonor.brites@campus.ul.pt

Luis da Costa
originator
position: Researcher
MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (Univ. Lisboa) / Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon
PT
email: dacosta.luis@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5910-7126

Cristiane Bastos-Silveira
originator
position: Researcher
CE3C- Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes
Lisbon
PT

Leonor Brites Soares
metadata author
position: fellowship
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa
Lisboa
PT
email: leonor.brites@campus.ul.pt

Luis da Costa
metadata author
position: Researcher
MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (Univ. Lisboa) / Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon
PT
email: dacosta.luis@gmail.com
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5910-7126

Maria Judite Alves
administrative point of contact
position: Deputy Director
Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa
Lisbon
PT
email: mjalves@museus.ulisboa.pt
userId: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0550-4190