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Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758

Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Sciuridae > Sciurus

Identification

Accepted Name	Sciurus niger Linnaeus, 1758
Taxonomy	Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Sciuridae > Sciurus
Name According to	Catalogue of Life
Original Name	Sciurus niger
Taxonomy Original Name	Animalia > Chordata > Mammalia > Rodentia > Sciuridae > Sciurus > niger
Status Original Name	accepted species
Resolving State	resolved on species level

Gathering Event

Country

United States (Central or North America)

Locality

Longmont, 12 Cornell Drive

Collector(s)

Collector(s): Greenwood Wildlife Rehabilitation Center; Longmont Police Department; Preparator(s): Cashel McGloin

Collector's number

s.n.

Collection Date

2013-05-06

Collecting Source

wild

Tissue

Catalog Number

DMNS:Mamm:14268

Collection Code

Mamm

Institution Code

DMNS

Institution Full Name

Arctos/Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Record Basis

PreservedSpecimen

Sample Type

tissue

Establishment Means

wild caught

Type Status

voucher of Sciurus niger in McRobie et al. 2019

Preparation

Type

heart, kidney (frozen)

Staff

John R. Demboski

Permits

Status: Permit available

salvage

Dataset Description

Denver Museum of Nature and Science (DMNS) Mammal specimens (Arctos) for GGBN
Description	The Denver Museum of Nature & Science Mammal Collection currently consists of approximately 21,000 specimens, which includes 20,000+ cataloged specimens. The collection spans 1870 to the present, is worldwide in coverage, and includes specimens from the three major extant mammalian lineages (monotremes, marsupials, and placentals) distributed across 21 orders, 266 genera, and 381 species. The collection’s primary strength is its focus on the southern Rocky Mountains and Great Plains. Approximately 82% of the collection is from the western United States, with specimens from Colorado (73%) representing the largest percentage. Small mammals, such as shrews, rodents, lagomorphs, and bats, constitute the majority (84%) of specimens in the collection. The composition of the collection is primarily study skins and skeletal material, with a growing wet collection. High-quality specimen data, frozen tissues, and parasites are associated with most of the specimens archived since 2006.
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Citation	Denver Museum of Nature & Science Herp Collection
Contacts
Assistant Collections Manager, Department of Zoology
Andrew Doll, andrew.doll@dmns.org , 2001 Colorado Blvd., CO US, 80205-5798, 303-370-8387
Curator of Vertebrate Zoology
John Demboski, john.demboski@dmns.org , 2001 Colorado Blvd., CO US, 80205-5798, 303-370-6443
Information Architect
John Wieczorek, gtuco.btuco@gmail.com , 2242088267
Information Architect
John Wieczorek, gtuco.btuco@gmail.com , Bariloche, Río Negro AR, 8401
Arctos Database Programmer
Dusty McDonald, dustymc@gmail.com
Collections Manager, Department of Zoology
Jeffrey Stephenson, jeffrey.stephenson@dmns.org , 2001 Colorado Blvd., CO US, 80205-5798, 303-370-8319