Collections / Vertebrates
Vertebrates
Most are small mammals, especially bats and rodents, kept as fluid specimens, study skins and skulls
Specimens by group Previous database · temporary
Number of specimens
Figures from the collection page of the previous website. They will be updated from the new system
Type specimens
Seven mammal species described as new, with type specimens in the collection
Mountain horseshoe bat · Rhinolophus monticolus
Francis's woolly horseshoe bat · Rhinolophus francisi thailandicus
Thongaree's disc-nosed bat · Eudiscoderma thongareea
Guillén's tube-nosed bat · Murina guilleni
Bala tube-nosed bat · Murina balaensis
Ha Long leaf-nosed bat · Hipposideros alongensis sungi
Laotian giant flying squirrel · Biswamoyopterus laoensis
Search the collection
The search box and the cards are ready to connect to the new specimen database. They use sample records for now
Image credit: the drawer, tray, skins and glass vials are collection photographs from the museum’s previous website