How many mammal species are there now? Updates and trends in taxonomic, nomenclatural, and geographic knowledge.
Connor Burgin, Jelle S. Zijlstra, Madeleine A. Becker, Heru Handika, Jesse M. Alston, Jane Widness, Schuyler W. Liphardt, David G. Huckaby, Nathan S. Upham
The paper updates the Mammal Diversity Database (MDD2) to include 6,759 mammal species, showing increases in species counts and identifying trends in taxonomic and geographic knowledge over time.
bioRxiv · Feb 27, 2025 · PreprintZoology