Directory of Collections of Mammals in the Western Hemisphere
ARGENTINA
Instituto Argentino de Investigaciónes de las Zonas Aridas (IADIZA-CM)
Colección Mastozoológica Contact: Ricardo Ojeda
Unidad de Zoología y Ecología Animal Voice: 54-61-287995
Casilla de Correo 507, FAX:54-61-287370
5500 Mendoza, Argentina E-mail:Rojeda@planet.losandes.com.arg
5,000 specimens; especially rodents and xenarthrans from the Monte Biome and the Argentinean Patagonia; additional contacts: Virgilio Roig (ntcrycit@arcriba.edu.ar) and Ana M. Scollo
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Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernandino Rivadavia" (MACN)
Colección de Mamíferos Contact: Martha J. Piantanida
Avenida Angel Gallardo 470 Voice: 54-1-9826595
Casilla de Correo 220, suc. 5 FAX: 54-1-9824494
1405 Buenos Aires, Argentina E-mail: postmaster@mastoz.edu.ar
20,566 specimens; primarily mammals of Argentina, however other South American countries
also are represented; additional contact: Olga Vaccaro
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Museo de Ciencias Naturales y Antropológicas “Prof. Juan C. Moyano” (MJCM)
Colección de Mamíferos Contact: Kett Bohm de Saurina
Plaza de la Independencia
5500 Mendoza, Argentina
597 specimens; primarily mammals from northcentral Argentina
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Museo de Ciencias Naturales y Antropológicas “Prof. A. Serrano” (CMCNA)
Colección Mastozoológica Contact: Juana Maria Barzanti
Avenida Rivadavia 462
3100 Entre Rios, Argentina
210 specimens; exclusively mammals from Argentina
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Museo Florentino Ameghino, Colección de Mastozoología (MFA-ZV-M)
Sección Zoología de Vertebrados Contact: Edelvita Fioramonti
Primera Junta 2859 - Primer Piso Voice and FAX: 54-42-523843
3000 Santa Fé, Argentina
615 specimens; primarily mammals of Argentina; additional contact: Carlos Virasoro
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Museo de Mar del Plata (MMP)
Mastozoología Contact: Orlando A. Scaglia
Avenida Libertad 3000, Plaza España
Mar del Plata
7600 Buenos Aires, Argentina
3,000 specimens; mainly mammals of Argentina, but also from Uruguay and Brazil
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Museo de La Plata (MLP)
Colección de Mamíferos Contact: Diego Verzi
Departamento Científico, Zoología Vertebrados Voice: 54-21-257744
Museo de La Plata FAX: 54-21-257527
Paseo del Bosque E-mail: museo@isis.unlp.edu.ar
1900 La Plata, Argentina
2,000 specimens; mostly xenarthrans and rodents from the Pampean and Patagonian regions of Argentina; additional contact: Carlos Galliari (cailo@ilpla.edu.ar)
Museo Provincial de Historia Natural de La Pampa (RVP)
Colección de Mamíferos Contact: Sergio Tiranti
Pellegrini 180, Santa Rosa Voice: 54-95-422693
6300 La Pampa, Argentina
220 specimens; mostly rodents from the Province of La Pampa in westcentral Argentina; collection contains several chromosome slides
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Universidad Nacional de Rio Cuarto, Colección de Mamíferos (CUNRC)
Estafeta Postal 9 Contact: Jaime J. Polop
Rio Cuarto Voice: 54-586-33859
5800 Córdoba, Argentina FAX: 54-586-45980
2,100 specimens; mostly rodents from central Argentina E-mail: jpolop@unrccc.edu.ar
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Universidad Nacional de Tucumán, Colección de Mamíferos Lillo (CML)
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto Miguel Lillo Contact: Rubén Barquez
Universidad Nacional de Tucumán Voice: 54-81-210944
Miguel Lillo 205 FAX: 54-81-210944
4000 Tucumán, Argentina
6,268 specimens; primarily mammals of northern Argentina; other Latin American countries
also are represented
BOLIVIA
Colección Boliviana de Fauna (CBF)
Mastozoología Contact: Teresa Tarifa S.
Calle 26, Cota-Cota Voice: 591-2-795364
Casilla de Correo 8706 FAX: 591-2-770876
La Paz, Bolivia E-mail: ttarifa@cbf.bo
3,765 specimens; exclusively mammals of Bolivia; additional contact: Nuria Bernal (e-mail: nbernal@cbf.bo); collection includes specimens formerly housed at the Museo Nacional de Historia Natural de Bolivia and the Colección de Vertebrados, Instituto de Ecología, Universidad Mayor de San Andrés
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Museo de Historia Natural "Noel Kempff Mercado" (MNK)
Sección de Mastozoología Contact: Pamela Rebolledo
Avenida Irala 565 Voice and FAX: 591-3-366574
Casilla de Correo 702 E-mail: museo-nk@uagrm.bo
Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia
2,000 specimens; collection emphasizes mammals of Santa Cruz Department; additional contact: Aida Torrico
BRAZIL
Museu de Biologia Mello Leitão (MBML) Contact: Sergio Lucena Mendes
29.650 Santa Teresa Voice and FAX: 55-27-259-1182
Espiritu Santo, Brasil
2,100 specimens; emphasis on small mammals of Brazil; additional contact: Devanir Loss
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Museu de Ciências Naturais (MCN)
Coleção de Mastozoologia Contact: Jorge Ferigolo
Fundação Zoobotânica do Rio Grande do Sul Voice: 55-51-336-1511
Avenida Salvador França 1427 FAX: 55-51-336-1778
90.690 Porto Alegre
Rio Grande do Sul, Brasil
2,962 specimens; emphasis on mammals of the states of Rio Grande do Sul and Ceará; additional contact: Cesar Jaeger Drehmer
Museu de Historia Natural “Capão de Imbuia” (MHNCI)
Seção de Mastozoologia Contact: Vanessa Guerra Persson
Rua Benedito Conceição 407
82.810-080 Curitiba
Parana, Brasil
3,000 specimens; collection emphasizes rodents and bats of the state of Parana; additional contact: Michel Miretzki
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Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Museu Nacional (MN)
Coleção de Mamiferos Contact: Luiz Flamarion de Oliveira
Museo Nacional Voice: 55-21-264-8262
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro FAX: 55-21-254-4320
Quinta de Boa Vista, 20.940-040 E-mail: LFBOMN@omega.lncc.br
Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
90,000 specimens; collection includes several holotypes; emphasis on Brazilian mammals, especially rodents and primates; additional contact: Joao Alves de Oliveira (jaoliv@omega.lncc.br)
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Universidade de Sao Paulo, Museu de Zoologia (MZUSP)
Seção de Mamiferos Contact: Heraldo A. Britski
Caixa Postal 7172, 01064-970 Voice: 55-11-274-2455
São Paulo, Brasil FAX: 55-11-274-3690
28,300 specimens; collection emphasizes Brazilian species
CANADA
ALBERTA
Banff Park Museum (BNP)
Banff Park Museum Collection Contact: Maureen Peniuk
93 Banff Avenue Voice: 403-762-1557 or 762-1558
P. O. Box 900 FAX: 403-762-3380
Banff, Alberta T0L 0C0, Canada E-mail: hsmanager@pksbnp.dots.doe.ca
118 specimens; primarily taxidermy mounts; regional emphasis (Rocky Mountains National Park); additional contact: Michael Gair (voice: 403-762-1573; e-mail: collections@pksbnp.dots.doe.ca)
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Provincial Museum of Alberta (PMA)
12845 - 102 Avenue Contact: Harold N. Bryant
Edmonton, Alberta T5N 0M6, Canada Voice: 403-453-9186
FAX: 403-454-6629
11,074 specimens; regional emphasis (Alberta); additional contacts: Maggie Ballantyne and Margot Brunn (voice: 403-453-9191 and 403-453-9169); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1985)
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University of Alberta, Museum of Zoology (UAMZ)
Mammal Collection Contact: (did not respond to survey)
University of Alberta
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2E9, Canada
8,000 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1985)
BRITISH COLUMBIA
Kelowna Museum (KM)
Mammal Collection Contact: Dan Bruce
470 Queensway Voice: 604-763-2417
Kelowna, British Columbia V1Y 6S7, Canada FAX: 604-763-5722
750 specimens; includes former Dun-Waters Collection
Royal British Columbia Museum (RBCM)
(formerly British Columbia Provincial Museum, BCPM) Contact: David Nagorsen
675 Belleville Street Voice: 604-387-2933
Victoria, British Columbia V8V 1X4, Canada FAX: 604-387-5360
E-mail: dnagorsen@rbml01.rbcm. gov.bc.ca
18,500 specimens; collection includes 24 holotypes; regional emphasis (British Columbia); additional contact: Angela Beltane (voice: 604-387-2926; e-mail: ebeltane@rbml01.rbcm.gov.bc.ca); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1976)
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University of British Columbia, Cowan Vertebrate Museum (UBC)
Department of Zoology Contact: Richard Cannings
University of British Columbia Voice: 604-822-4665
Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z4, Canada FAX: 604-822-2416
20,000 specimens; ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975) E-mail: vetmus@bcu.ubc.ca
MANITOBA
Manitoba Museum of Man and Nature (MMMN)
190 Rupert Avenue Contact: Jack Dubois/R. Puttenham
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3B 0N2, Canada Voice: 204-988-0659
FAX: 204-942-3679
19,000 specimens; regional emphasis; includes former collections of Delta Waterfowl Research Station, Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, Whiteshell Nuclear Research Establishment (WNRE), and University of Manitoba Zoological Museum (UMAN, part); additional contact: Janis Klapecki (voice: 204-988-0620)
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Riding Mountain National Park (RMNP)
Wasagaming, Manitoba R0J 2H0, Canada Contact: Head, Resource Management
Voice: 204-848-7222
Collection size not reported; local emphasis FAX: 204-848-2866
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University of Manitoba, Zoological Collection (UMAN)
Department of Zoology Contact: William O. Pruitt, Jr.
University of Manitoba Voice: 204-474-9683
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3T 2N2, Canada FAX: 204-275-6352
E-mail: pruitt@bldgduff.lan1.umanitoba.ca
300 specimens; used for teaching only; all scientific specimens were donated to the Manitoba Museum
of Man and Nature (MMMN)
NEW BRUNSWICK
New Brunswick Museum (NBM)
277 Douglas Avenue Contact: Donald F. McAlpine
Saint John, New Brunswick E2K 1E5, Canada Voice: 506-643-2345
FAX: 506-643-2360
6,000 specimens; regional emphasis (New Brunswick); good cetacean holdings; includes former N. Rae Brown Collection (NRBC)
NOVA SCOTIA
Acadia University, Wildlife Museum (AUW)
Department of Biology Contact: Michael J. Dadswell
Acadia University Voice: 902-542-2201
Wolfville, Nova Scotia B0P 1X0, Canada FAX: 902-542-3466
E-mail: dadswel@acadiau.ca
2,100 specimens; former collection acronym: AUM; additional contact: Ian MacDonald
Nova Scotia Museum of Natural History (NSM)
1747 Summer Street Contact: Frederick Scott
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3H 3A6, Canada Voice: 902-424-7370
FAX: 902-424-0560
1,980 specimens; additional contact: Alex Wilson E-mail: can-nsmz@immedia.ca
ONTARIO
Algonquin Park Museum (APM)
(formerly Algonquin Provincial Park, APP) Contact: Dan Strickland
Algonquin Park Visitor Center Voice: 613-637-2828
Ministry of Natural Resources, Box 219 FAX: 613-637-2138
Whitney, Ontario K0J 2M0, Canada E-mail: strickdd@epo.gov.on.ca
354 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987); local emphasis (Algonquin Park); additional contact: Ron Tozer (e-mail: tozerrr@epo.gov.on.ca)
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Canadian Museum of Nature (CMN)
(formerly National Museum of Natural Sciences, NMC) Contact: Darlene Balkwill
Mammal Collection Voice: 613-952-0827
P. O. Box 3443 Station "D" FAX: 613-954-6439
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6P4, Canada E-mail: dbalkwill@mus-nature.ca
53,000 specimens; collection includes 58 holotypes; significant holdings of Canadian species, Nearctic species, and North Atlantic cetaceans; includes former Wistar Institute Collection (part), C. H. Buckner Collection, Leo Jobin Collection, Arthur Martel Collection, and the collection of the Arctic Biological Station; additional contact: David Campbell (voice: 613-954-4949; e-mail: dcampbell@mus-nature.ca); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1987)
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Carleton University, Museum of Zoology (CUMZ)
Department of Biology Contact: Donald A. Smith
Carleton University Voice: 613-788-2600
1125 Colonel By Drive FAX: 613-788-4497
Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6, Canada
12,000 specimens; includes Donald A. Smith Collection
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Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR)
Wildlife Resources Contact: Ed Addison
P. O. Box 5000 Voice: 905-832-7124
Maple, Ontario L6A 1S9, Canada FAX: 905-832-7149
E-mail: addisoed@epo.gov.on.ca
2,419 specimens; primarily skeletal material of carnivores of Ontario
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Rondeau Provincial Park (RPPMC)
Rural Route 1 Contact: Pamela Burns
Morpeth, Ontario N0P 1X0, Canada Voice: 519-674-1768
150 specimens; regional emphasis (southern Ontario) FAX: 519-674-1755
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Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)
Department of Mammalogy Contact: Mark D. Engstrom
100 Queen's Park Voice: 416-586-5769
Toronto, Ontario M5S 2C6, Canada FAX: 416-586-5863
E-mail: marke@rom.on.ca
100,000 specimens; collection includes 13 holotypes; significant holdings of mammals of Ontario and the northern Neotropics; comprehensive, worldwide collection of bats; frozen-tissue collection (8,300 specimens); includes former collections of O. J. Barton, J. G. Williams, R. G. Lanning, R. Mumford, and R. Brooman; additional contact: Judith L. Eger (voice: 416-586-5767; e-mail: judithe@rom.on.ca); ACCREDITED BY ASM (1975 and 1995)
University of Guelph (UGDZ)
Department of Zoology Contact: E. Graham Nancekivell
University of Guelph Voice: 519-824-4120
Guelph, Ontario N1G 2W1, Canada FAX: 519-767-1656
2,086 specimens; regional emphasis
QUEBEC
McGill University, Redpath Museum (RM) Contact: Delise Alison
859 Sherbrooke Street West Voice: 514-398-4092; FAX: 514-398-3185
Montreal, Quebec H3A 2K6, Canada
4,000 specimens; collection emphasizes small mammals of Quebec
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Université Laval, Collection de Vertébrés (CVUL )
(formerly Musee Prorancher, MP) Contact: Jean-Marie Perron
Department of Biology Voice: 418-656-2497
Laval University FAX: 418-656-7925
Sainte-Foy, Quebec G1K 7P4, Canada
3,900 specimens, regional emphasis
SASKATCHEWAN
Royal Saskatchewan Museum (RSM)
(formerly Saskatchewan Museum of Natural History, SMNH) Contact: David Baron
2340 Albert Street Voice: 306-787-2814
Regina, Saskatchewan S4P 3V7, Canada FAX: 306-787-2645
3,200 specimens; regional emphasis (mammals of Saskatchewan)
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University of Regina (USRC)
Biology Department Contact: D. M. Secoy
University of Regina Voice: 306-585-4231
Regina, Saskatchewan S45 0A2, Canada FAX: 306-585-4894
250 specimens at last report (Yates et al., 1987); collection used for teaching only
CHILE
Museo de Historia Natural de Concepción (MHNC)
Colección Mastozoológica Contact: Juan Franklin Troncoso
Maipú 2359 Voice and FAX: 56-41-310932
Casilla de Correo 1054
Concepción, Chile
123 specimens, mostly taxidermy displays
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Museo de Historia Natural de Valparaiso (MHNV)
Colección de Mamíferos Contact: Sergio Zunino Tapia
Condell 1546 Voice: 56-32-257441
Casilla 3208 Correo 3 FAX: 56-32-213375
Valparaiso, Chile
1,270 specimens; mostly rodents and lagomorphs of Chile
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Museo Nacional de Historia Natural (MNHN)
Sección Zoología Contact: Jose Yañez
Casilla 787 Voice: 56-2-6814095
Santiago de Chile, Chile FAX: 56-2-6817182
1,633 specimens; collection includes 18 holotypes; exclusively Chilean mammals
Universidad Austral de Chile, Instituto de Ecología y Evolución (IEEUACH)
Colección de Mamíferos Contact: Milton H. Gallardo
Casilla 567 Voice: 56-63-221469
Universidad Austral de Chile FAX: 56-63-221344
Valdivia, Chile E-mail: mgallard@valdivia.uca.uach.cl
5,940 specimens; mostly rodents from central and southern Chile; chromosomal preparations (1,500) and frozen tissues (500)
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Universidad de Chile, Laboratorio de Citogenética de Mamíferos (LCM)
Departamento de Biología y Genética Contact: Angel Spotorno
Facultad de Medicina Voice: 56-2-6786469
Universidad de Chile FAX: 56-2-7373158
Independencia 1027, Casilla 6556, Medicina Norte E-mail: aspotorn@med.uchile.cl
Santiago 7, Chile
1,900 specimens; collection emphasizes Chilean rodents; frozen tissues (100); chromosomal preparations (several hundred); additional contact: Laura Walker
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Universidad de Concepción, Museo de Zoología (MZUC)
Departamento de Zoología Contact: Viviane Jerez
Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Oceanográficas Voice: 56-41-204965
Universidad de Concepción FAX: 56-41-2448805
Casilla 2407 E-mail: mzuc@halcon.dpi.udec.cl
Concepción, Chile
1,100 specimens; exclusively mammals of Chile; a new Museum of Natural Sciences will house this collection in 1997 (street address probably will change); additional contact: José Artigas (voice: 56-41-204152; e-mail: jartigas@halcon.dpi.udec.cl)
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Universidad de Magallanes, Instituto de la Patagonia (CZIP)
Colección Zoológica Contact: Claudio Venegas
Sala “Enrique Ibar Sierra” Voice: 56-61-217173
Universidad de Magallanes FAX: 56-61-212973
Intituto de la Patagonia E-mail: cvenegas@aoniken.fc.umag.cl
Casilla 113-D, Punta Arena, Chile
1,259 specimens; mostly rodents from southern Chile
COLOMBIA
Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Museo de Historia Natural (ICN)
Colección de Mamíferos Contact: Alberto Cadena
Museo de Historia Natural Voice: 571-268-4336
Apartado 7495 FAX: 571-268-2485
Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia
15,400 specimens; mostly small mammals of Colombia; additional contact: Cecilia Ramirez
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La Unidad de Investigación “Federico Medem”-Inderena (IND-M)
Colección Mastozoológica Contact: Hernando Chirivi Gallego
Apartado Aéreo 13458 Voice: 571-286-0601
Santa Fé de Bogotá, Colombia FAX: 571-243-1850
7,250 specimens; collection includes two holotypes; collection is now part of the Instituto de Investigaciones Biologicas “Alexander von Humboldt” (Ministerio del Medio Ambiente); the address probably will change
Universidad del Valle, Colección de Mamíferos (UV)
Departamento de Biología Contact: Michael Alberico
Universidad del Valle Voice: 572-339-3243
Apartado Aereo 25360 AX: 572-339-2440
Cali, Colombia E-mail: alberico@biologia.univalle.edu.co
9,500 specimens; exclusively Colombian mammals, especially rodents, bats, and marsupials
COSTA RICA
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)
Colección de Mastozoología Contact: Bernal Rodriguez H.
Departamento de Historia Natural E-mail: rherrera@cariari.ucr.ac.cr
Apartado 749
San José, Costa Rica
300 specimens; collection emphasizes Costa Rican mammals; some old specimens with historic value
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Universidad de Costa Rica, Museo de Zoología (MZUCR)
Colección de Mamíferos Contact: José Manuel Mora
Escuela de Biología Voice: 506-207-5544
Universidad de Costa Rica FAX: 506-207-4216
San José, Costa Rica E-mail: jmmora@cariari.ucr.ac.cr
2,050 specimens; exclusively Costa Rican mammals
ECUADOR
Escuela Politécnica Nacional (EPN)
Colección de Vertebrados Contact: Luis Albuja
Calle Ladrón de Guevara e Isabel La Católica Voice: 593-2-507153
Apartado 17-01-2759 FAX: 593-2-567848
Quito, Ecuador E-mail: lalbuja@mail.epn.edu.ec
4,000 specimens, exclusively Ecuadorian mammals; some specimens are of special historical value
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Museo de Ciencias Naturales, Colección “Gustavo Orcés” (MUGM)
Sección de Mastozoología Contact: Windsor Aguirre
Museo de Ciencias Naturales
Casilla 5404
Guayaquil, Ecuador
150 specimens; exclusively Ecuadorian mammals
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Museo Ecuatoriano de Ciencias Naturales (MECN)
Colección de Mastozoología Contact: Igor Castro R.
Rumipamba 341 y Avenida de Los Shyris Voice: 593-2-449825
Parque “La Carolina” FAX: 593-2-504-356
Casilla 8976, suc. 7 E-mail: museocn@jsacha.ecx.ec
Quito, Ecuador
665 specimens; exclusively Ecuadorian mammals; >70% are bats
Pontifica Universidad Católica del Ecuador, Museo de Zoología-Mamíferos (QCAZ)
Departamento de Ciencias Biológicas Contact: Luis Coloma
Pontifica Universidad Católica del Ecuador Voice: 593-2-529250
Avenida 12 de Octubre (entre Patria y Veintemilla) FAX: 593-2-567117
Apartado 17-01-2184 E-mail: lcoloma@puce.edu.ec
Quito, Ecuador
1,300 specimens, mostly Ecuadorian mammals; collection address may change within the next 2 years
EL SALVADOR
Museo de Historia Natural de El Salvador (MHNES*)
Colección de Mastozoología Contact: Azalea de Granados
Calle Los Viveros (final), Colonia Nicaragua
Parque “Saburo Hirao”
San Salvador, El Salvador
720 specimens; mostly mammals of El Salvador (*Tentative acronym assigned by the authors)
MEXICO
Centro Interdisciplinario de Estudios, Colección Mastozoológica (OAXM)
Apartado Postal 24-3, Oaxaca Contact: Emma Cisneros
Oaxaca, México Voice: 52-951-70610
FAX: 52-951-70400
750 specimens; mostly rodents of Oaxaca; additional contact: Carlos Bonilla
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Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas del Noroeste (CIB)
Colección de Mamíferos Contact: Patricia Cortez Calva
Km 17.5 Carretera al Norte Voice: 52-112-53633
Apartado Postal 128 FAX: 52-112-53625
La Paz, Baja California Sur 23000, México E-mail: pcortes@cibnor.conacyt.mx
1,100 specimens; mostly mammals of northwestern Mexico; frozen tissues (530 specimens); additional contact: Sergio Ticul Alvarez-Castañeda (sticul@cibnor.conacyt.mx)
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