Museums Victoria (NMV)

Collection Type: Preserved Specimens

Management: Data snapshot of local collection database

Last Update: 4 August 2023

IPT / DwC-A Source:

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Digital Metadata: EML File

Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution)

Collection Statistics

310,684 specimen records
265,658 (86%) georeferenced
143,166 (46%) identified to species
1,671 families
4,725 genera
6,995 species
7,064 total taxa (including subsp. and var.)

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Geographic Distribution

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Afghanistan (2)
Algeria (48)
American Samoa (3)
Angola (48)
Antarctica (5737)
Antigua and Barbuda (1)
Argentina (171)
Armenia (3)
Australia (278442)
Austria (31)
Bahamas (171)
Bangladesh (4)
Barbados (23)
Belgium (54)
Belize (7)
Bermuda (23)
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (11)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (4)
Bouvet Island (77)
Brazil (204)
Brunei Darussalam (9)
Cabo Verde (7)
Cambodia (8)
Cameroon (11)
Canada (266)
Chile (128)
China (145)
Chinese Taipei (141)
Colombia (36)
Comoros (13)
Congo (3)
Congo, Democratic Republic of the (9)
Cook Islands (5)
Costa Rica (15)
Croatia (2)
Cuba (222)
Curaçao (5)
Cyprus (3)
Czechia (1)
Côte d’Ivoire (7)
Denmark (44)
Djibouti (3)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (4)
Ecuador (90)
Egypt (42)
Equatorial Guinea (1)
Ethiopia (11)
Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (39)
Fiji (786)
Finland (1)
France (275)
French Guiana (1)
French Polynesia (72)
French Southern Territories (14)
Gabon (1)
Gambia (1)
Germany (51)
Ghana (3)
Gibraltar (3)
Greece (62)
Greenland (14)
Grenada (5)
Guadeloupe (11)
Guam (120)
Guatemala (14)
Guinea (2)
Guinea-Bissau (1)
Guyana (2)
Haiti (14)
Honduras (14)
Hong Kong (11)
Hungary (30)
Iceland (10)
India (332)
Indonesia (620)
Iran (Islamic Republic of) (1)
Ireland (17)
Isle of Man (3)
Israel (22)
Italy (427)
Jamaica (167)
Japan (814)
Jersey (1)
Jordan (8)
Kenya (13)
Kiribati (96)
Korea, Republic of (6)
Lao People’s Democratic Republic (12)
Lebanon (15)
Liberia (4)
Libya (5)
Liechtenstein (1)
Luxembourg (1)
Madagascar (587)
Malawi (1)
Malaysia (193)
Maldives (2)
Malta (125)
Marshall Islands (22)
Martinique (2)
Mauritania (1)
Mauritius (566)
Mayotte (1)
Mexico (366)
Micronesia (Federated States of) (16)
Morocco (73)
Mozambique (19)
Myanmar (30)
Namibia (44)
Nauru (12)
Netherlands (64)
New Caledonia (1169)
New Zealand (2520)
Nicaragua (11)
Nigeria (12)
Niue (2)
Norfolk Island (1)
Northern Mariana Islands (2)
Norway (61)
Oman (3)
Pakistan (14)
Palestine, State of (2)
Panama (93)
Papua New Guinea (2406)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (120)
Philippines (2872)
Portugal (31)
Puerto Rico (40)
Romania (3)
Russian Federation (7)
Réunion (106)
Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (12)
Samoa (82)
Sao Tome and Principe (3)
Saudi Arabia (5)
Senegal (104)
Seychelles (83)
Sierra Leone (6)
Singapore (43)
Solomon Islands (737)
Somalia (5)
South Africa (439)
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (85)
Spain (112)
Sri Lanka (273)
Sudan (25)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen (4)
Sweden (192)
Switzerland (73)
Syrian Arab Republic (4)
Tanzania, United Republic of (37)
Thailand (282)
Timor-Leste (1)
Tonga (91)
Trinidad and Tobago (14)
Tunisia (2)
Turkey (10)
Tuvalu (152)
Uganda (11)
Ukraine (3)
United Arab Emirates (1)
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (741)
United States Minor Outlying Islands (1)
United States of America (2952)
Uruguay (10)
Vanuatu (352)
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (62)
Viet Nam (23)
Virgin Islands (British) (2)
Virgin Islands (U.S.) (2)
Western Sahara (7)
Yemen (11)
Zimbabwe (3)
unknown or invalid (616)

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Home >> Collection Search Page >> Collection Profile Museums Victoria (NMV) Collection Type: Preserved Specimens Management: Data snapshot of local collection database Last Update: 4 August 2023 IPT / DwC-A Source: Import from OZCAM Digital Metadata: EML File Usage Rights: CC BY (Attribution) Collection Statistics 310,684 specimen records 265,658 (86%) georeferenced 143,166 (46%) identified to species 1,671 families 4,725 genera 6,995 species 7,064 total taxa (including subsp. and var.) Extra Statistics Show Geographic Distribution Show Family Distribution Geographic Distribution Click on the specimen record counts within the parenthesis to return the records for that term Afghanistan (2) Algeria (48) American Samoa (3) Angola (48) Antarctica (5737) Antigua and Barbuda (1) Argentina (171) Armenia (3) Australia (278442) Austria (31) Bahamas (171) Bangladesh (4) Barbados (23) Belgium (54) Belize (7) Bermuda (23) Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (11) Bosnia and Herzegovina (4) Bouvet Island (77) Brazil (204) Brunei Darussalam (9) Cabo Verde (7) Cambodia (8) Cameroon (11) Canada (266) Chile (128) China (145) Chinese Taipei (141) Colombia (36) Comoros (13) Congo (3) Congo, Democratic Republic of the (9) Cook Islands (5) Costa Rica (15) Croatia (2) Cuba (222) Curaçao (5) Cyprus (3) Czechia (1) Côte d’Ivoire (7) Denmark (44) Djibouti (3) Dominica (1) Dominican Republic (4) Ecuador (90) Egypt (42) Equatorial Guinea (1) Ethiopia (11) Falkland Islands (Malvinas) (39) Fiji (786) Finland (1) France (275) French Guiana (1) French Polynesia (72) French Southern Territories (14) Gabon (1) Gambia (1) Germany (51) Ghana (3) Gibraltar (3) Greece (62) Greenland (14) Grenada (5) Guadeloupe (11) Guam (120) Guatemala (14) Guinea (2) Guinea-Bissau (1) Guyana (2) Haiti (14) Honduras (14) Hong Kong (11) Hungary (30) Iceland (10) India (332) Indonesia (620) Iran (Islamic Republic of) (1) Ireland (17) Isle of Man (3) Israel (22) Italy (427) Jamaica (167) Japan (814) Jersey (1) Jordan (8) Kenya (13) Kiribati (96) Korea, Republic of (6) Lao People’s Democratic Republic (12) Lebanon (15) Liberia (4) Libya (5) Liechtenstein (1) Luxembourg (1) Madagascar (587) Malawi (1) Malaysia (193) Maldives (2) Malta (125) Marshall Islands (22) Martinique (2) Mauritania (1) Mauritius (566) Mayotte (1) Mexico (366) Micronesia (Federated States of) (16) Morocco (73) Mozambique (19) Myanmar (30) Namibia (44) Nauru (12) Netherlands (64) New Caledonia (1169) New Zealand (2520) Nicaragua (11) Nigeria (12) Niue (2) Norfolk Island (1) Northern Mariana Islands (2) Norway (61) Oman (3) Pakistan (14) Palestine, State of (2) Panama (93) Papua New Guinea (2406) Paraguay (1) Peru (120) Philippines (2872) Portugal (31) Puerto Rico (40) Romania (3) Russian Federation (7) Réunion (106) Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha (12) Samoa (82) Sao Tome and Principe (3) Saudi Arabia (5) Senegal (104) Seychelles (83) Sierra Leone (6) Singapore (43) Solomon Islands (737) Somalia (5) South Africa (439) South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands (85) Spain (112) Sri Lanka (273) Sudan (25) Svalbard and Jan Mayen (4) Sweden (192) Switzerland (73) Syrian Arab Republic (4) Tanzania, United Republic of (37) Thailand (282) Timor-Leste (1) Tonga (91) Trinidad and Tobago (14) Tunisia (2) Turkey (10) Tuvalu (152) Uganda (11) Ukraine (3) United Arab Emirates (1) United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (741) United States Minor Outlying Islands (1) United States of America (2952) Uruguay (10) Vanuatu (352) Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) (62) Viet Nam (23) Virgin Islands (British) (2) Virgin Islands (U.S.) (2) Western Sahara (7) Yemen (11) Zimbabwe (3) unknown or invalid (616)
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