UAM Mammal Collection (Arctos)

Link Olson

doi:10.15468/lbixob

UAM Mammal Collection (Arctos)

Citation

Olson L (2025). UAM Mammal Collection (Arctos). Version 34.98. University of Alaska Museum of the North. Metadata dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/lbixob accessed via GBIF.org on 2025-10-13.

Description

The University of Alaska Museum (UAM) houses one of the 10 largest mammal collections in North America, with over 115,000 catalogued specimens. Over 90% of these are from Alaska and include unparalleled series of small mammals, carnivores, and marine mammals. Over 70,000 include frozen tissue samples housed in UAM's Genomic Resources facility. An average of 1,000 specimens are loaned to researchers each year.

Additional info

http://vertnet.org/resources/norms.html

Taxonomic Coverages

The UAM mammal collection is taxonomically synoptic but includes especially strong holdings of Rodentia, Soricomorpha, Carnivora, and Cetacea.

Mammalia
rank: class

Geographic Coverages

The UAM mammal collection is global in scope, with strongest representation from Alaska.

Bibliographic Citations

Contacts

Link Olson
originator
position: Curator of Mammals
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-5998
email: leolson@alaska.edu
homepage: http://linkolson.org/

Link Olson
metadata author
position: Curator of Mammals
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-5998
email: leolson@alaska.edu
homepage: http://linkolson.org/

David Bloom
programmer
position: VertNet Coordinator
email: dbloom@vertnet.org

Dusty McDonald
point of contact
position: Arctos Database Programmer
University of Alaska Museum
email: dlmcdonald@alaska.edu
homepage: http://arctos.database.museum

Aren Gunderson
point of contact
position: Mammals Collection Manager
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-6947
email: amgunderson@alaska.edu
homepage: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/mammal/staff/gunderson/

Kyndall Hildebrandt
point of contact
position: Genomic Resources Collection Manager
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-6914
email: kbhildebrandt@alaska.edu
homepage: http://www.uaf.edu/museum/collections/mammal/staff/hildebrandt/

Link Olson
administrative point of contact
position: Curator of Mammals
University of Alaska Museum
907 Yukon Drive
Fairbanks
99775-6960
AK
US
Telephone: (907) 474-5998
email: leolson@alaska.edu
homepage: http://linkolson.org/