The Mammal Collection of the University Museum of Bergen

Occurrence Specimen
Latest version published by University of Bergen on Jan 13, 2026 University of Bergen
Publication date:
13 January 2026
Published by:
University of Bergen
License:
CC-BY 4.0

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Data as a DwC-A file download 4,117 records in English (241 KB) - Update frequency: as needed
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Description

The mammal collection of the University Museum of Bergen consists of ca. 2900 objects preserved in ethanol and 2100 skins. In total, about 220 species are represented, most of which come from Norwegian/Nordic fauna.

Data Records

The data in this occurrence resource has been published as a Darwin Core Archive (DwC-A), which is a standardized format for sharing biodiversity data as a set of one or more data tables. The core data table contains 4,117 records.

1 extension data tables also exist. An extension record supplies extra information about a core record. The number of records in each extension data table is illustrated below.

Occurrence (core)
4117
MeasurementOrFacts 
5243

This IPT archives the data and thus serves as the data repository. The data and resource metadata are available for download in the downloads section. The versions table lists other versions of the resource that have been made publicly available and allows tracking changes made to the resource over time.

Versions

The table below shows only published versions of the resource that are publicly accessible.

How to cite

Researchers should cite this work as follows:

Lislevand T (2026). The Mammal Collection of the University Museum of Bergen. Version 1.3. University of Bergen. Occurrence dataset. https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=mammals_bergen&v=1.3

Rights

Researchers should respect the following rights statement:

The publisher and rights holder of this work is University of Bergen. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution (CC-BY 4.0) License.

GBIF Registration

This resource has been registered with GBIF, and assigned the following GBIF UUID: 0ebd7dea-8b93-4c19-9087-d8fb4472d040.  University of Bergen publishes this resource, and is itself registered in GBIF as a data publisher endorsed by GBIF Norway.

Keywords

Occurrence; Specimen

Contacts

Terje Lislevand
  • Point Of Contact
  • Professor
The University Museum of Bergen, University of Bergen
  • Allégaten 41
5007 Bergen
Vestland
NO
Terje Lislevand
  • Point Of Contact
Terje Lislevand
  • Point Of Contact
  • Professor, Curator
The University Museum of Bergen, University of Bergen
5007 Bergen
Vestland
NO
  • 92615724

Geographic Coverage

N/A

Bounding Coordinates South West [-90, -180], North East [90, 180]

Taxonomic Coverage

No Description available

Family Notoryctidae, Phyllostomidae, Rhinopomatidae, Pongidae, Pteropodidae, Caviidae, Dipodidae, Bradypodidae, Monodontidae, Pseudocheiridae, Leporidae, Bovidae, Peramelidae, Vombatidae, Felidae, Phocidae, Macropodidae, Canidae, Hominidae, Castoridae, Tarsipedidae, Delphinidae, Rhinolophidae, Tarsiidae, Ursidae, Hipposideridae, Muridae, Cercopithecidae, Hystricidae, Suidae, Dasyuridae, Herpestidae, Vespertilionidae, Dasypodidae, Ornithorhynchid, Octodontidae, Talpidae, Noctilionidae, Balaenidae, Gliridae, Emballonuridae, Procyonidae, Phocoenidae, Didelphidae, Procaviidae, Viverridae, Sciuridae, Hylobatidae, Ziphiidae, Rhinocerothidae, Zapodidae, Orycteropidae, Tenrecidae, Balaenopteridae, Manidae, Tachyglossidae, Giraffidae, Chrysochloridae, Lorisidae, Phascolarctidae, Erethizontidae, Soricidae, Aplodontidae, Erinaceidae, Cheirogalidae, Cebidae, Petauridae, Cervidae, Chiroptera, Physeteridae, Odobenidae, Callithicidae, Mustelidae, Phalangeridae, Hyaenidae, Molossidae, Equidae, Thylacinidae

Temporal Coverage

Start Date / End Date 1860-08-06 / 2024-01-29

Additional Metadata

Alternative Identifiers 0ebd7dea-8b93-4c19-9087-d8fb4472d040
https://ipt.gbif.no/resource?r=mammals_bergen