| Taxa | MSW3 2005 | MDD 2018 | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | |||
| Total | 5,416 | 6,495 | |
| Recently extinct | 75 | 96 | |
| Living | 5,341 | 6,399 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 16 | |
| Living wild | 5,338 | 6,382 | |
| Genera | 1,230 | 1,314 | |
| Families | 153 | 167 | |
| Orders | 29 | 27 |
ASM Mammal Diversity Database
Welcome!
The Mammal Diversity Database of the American Society of Mammalogists (ASM) is your home base for tracking the latest taxonomic changes to living and recently extinct (i.e., since ~1500 CE) species and higher taxa of mammals.
Here we are curating the taxonomic implications of new research publications in real time — with the goal of promoting rigorous study of mammal biodiversity worldwide.
Current version: v1.11, released 15 April 2023. Past versions on Zenodo: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.4139722.
| Taxa | MSW3 2005 | MDD 2018 | Current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | |||
| Total | 5,416 | 6,495 | |
| Recently extinct | 75 | 96 | |
| Living | 5,341 | 6,399 | |
| Domestic | 0 | 16 | |
| Living wild | 5,338 | 6,382 | |
| Genera | 1,230 | 1,314 | |
| Families | 153 | 167 | |
| Orders | 29 | 27 |