Mammal Species of the World

Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (MSW) is a standard reference work in mammalogy giving descriptions and bibliographic data for the known species of mammals. It is now in its third edition, published in late 2005, which was edited by Don E. Wilson and DeeAnn M. Reeder.^[1] An online version is hosted by Bucknell University (see "External links" below).

The Checklist Committee of the American Society of Mammalogists was charged with compiling and updating MSW. In its Annual Report for 2015, the Committee noted that it is under contract with Johns Hopkins Press for the 4th edition of MSW, which will be edited by DeeAnn M. Reeder and Kristofer M. Helgen. The database was made editable for the authors, with the intention of more frequent website updates. The 4th edition was initially expected to be published in 2017,^[2] and then deferred until 2019,^[3] but it has yet to be published as of 2025. The Checklist Committee has since been repurposed into the Biodiversity Committee,^[4] which in 2018 released and now maintains the Mammal Diversity Database.^[5]^[6]

References

^ Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
^ Checklist Committee 2015
^ "Mammal Species of the World". deeannreeder.scholar.bucknell.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-08-05. Note that Reeder's current website no longer makes reference to the 4th edition, instead directing viewers to MDD (described as having evolved from MSW) for an updated mammal taxonomy.
^ Checklist Committee 2016
^ "Biodiversity". American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2025-08-05.
^ "About MDD". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

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[1] Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M., eds. (2005). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.

[2] Checklist Committee 2015

[3] "Mammal Species of the World". deeannreeder.scholar.bucknell.edu. Archived from the original on 2024-09-12. Retrieved 2025-08-05. Note that Reeder's current website no longer makes reference to the 4th edition, instead directing viewers to MDD (described as having evolved from MSW) for an updated mammal taxonomy.

[4] Checklist Committee 2016

[5] "Biodiversity". American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

[6] "About MDD". ASM Mammal Diversity Database. American Society of Mammalogists. Retrieved 2025-08-05.

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