The RBINS mammal collection contains 63,000 specimens and includes significant osteological material (bones and skeletons). The best represented groups are bats, rodents, carnivores and primates. The Institute has type material for 27 species. The rodent collection was extended by RBINS biologist Xavier Misonne. Walter Verheyen built up the collection of fauna from Belgium and Papua New Guinea, and Jacques Verschuren put together a large collection of mammal specimens from Africa.
Published: March 13, 2025 at 14:33
URL: https://ipt.naturalsciences.be/resource?r=be_rbins_vertebrates_mammalia
Olivier Pauwels
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences - Department of Scientific Heritage Service
Biodiversity and Ecological Data and Information Centre - Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Biodiversity and Ecological Data and Information Centre - Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Thomas Vandenberghe
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Stijn Cooleman
Belgian Biodiversity Platform
Franck Theeten
Royal Museum for Central Africa
Patrick Semal
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
Jean-Marc Herpers
Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences
| Field | Missing | Invalid | |
|---|---|---|---|
| coordinateUncertaintyInMeters | 23,303 |
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| decimalLatitude | 22,782 |
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| decimalLongitude | 22,782 |
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| eventDate | 11,700 |
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| maximumDepthInMeters | 60,714 |
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| minimumDepthInMeters | 60,714 |
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| scientificNameID | 53,790 |
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The OBIS data quality flags are documented at https://github.com/iobis/obis-qc.
| Flag | Dropped | Records | |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO_DEPTH | 60,714 |
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| NO_MATCH | 42,378 |
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| ON_LAND | 37,203 |
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| NO_COORD | 22,782 |
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| NOT_MARINE | 8,871 |
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| MARINE_UNSURE | 8,725 |
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| WORMS_ANNOTATION_REJECT_HABITAT | 4,425 |
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| WORMS_ANNOTATION_REJECT_GROUPING | 946 |
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