++ Small Mammal Collection, Natural History Museum (UR-SM)

Small mammal specimen collecting fieldwork and training was conducted from 7-20 August 2022. Several sites were visited and sampled within the Nyungwe National Forest including; Kamiranzovu Trail, Rukuzi Trail, Bweyeye Road at Busoro River, Uwasenkoko, Gasare, Ndambarare, Nyabishwati Trail, Uwinka Road, Ndambarare Waterfall, and Uwasenkoko. Specimens were collected in duplicate sets when possible to be deposited into the Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK), Germany. Specimens deposited in the NHR are planned to be digitized and published online.
Funding provided by the Volkswagen Foundation.

Contact: Methode Majyambere and Michael B. Thomas (michaelbthomas@gmail.com)

Home Page: http://www.coebiodiversity.ur.ac.rw

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Live Data managed directly within data portal

Global Unique Identifier: a99b0156-b005-4d53-8f80-895b07342c06

Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY-NC (Attribution-Non-Commercial)

Rights Holder: University of Rwanda

Access Rights: CC BY-NC 4.0 International (Attribution Non-Commercial)

• 66 specimen records
• 0 georeferenced
• 48 (73%) identified to species
• 3 families
• 12 genera
• 10 species
• 10 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)