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1,100,502 specimen records across 6 departments, collected since 1754 — 100,256 names, 42,336 type specimens.

1,100,502 records are online, about 5% of the Museum's 22 million specimens. More are added every day.

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Blue circles are specimens with coordinates. Gold rings are specimens whose labels name an island but carry no coordinates — most of the historical collection. Click either to list them. Localities of endangered species are shown only approximately.