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Reference collection

Specimen and sample archive.

Every sample entering the institute receives a sample ID at accession. That ID stays attached to the material through analysis and into any research report that cites it.

Demo dataAll records, samples, and reports shown here are sample content for demonstration only — not real identification results or official certification.
Archive shown

8 demo accessions

Material scope

Image, hair, feather, skeletal, and shed material

Record linkage

Sample IDs remain linked to cited reports

SPM-7781Accessioned Mar 2024
Jaguar photographed during a rainforest field survey
Sample IDSPM-7781
SpeciesJaguar
Scientific namePanthera onca
Material typeField imagery · Environmental DNA
Research categoryPopulation genetics
SPM-8032Accessioned Jun 2024
Red fox guard hair sample card in the reference collection
Sample IDSPM-8032
SpeciesRed fox
Scientific nameVulpes vulpes
Material typeGuard hair
Research categoryMorphology & isotope analysis
SPM-8410Accessioned Jul 2024
Barn owl primary feather on an archival specimen sheet
Sample IDSPM-8410
SpeciesBarn owl
Scientific nameTyto alba
Material typePrimary feather
Research categoryComparative morphology
SPM-8657Accessioned Sep 2024
Shed roe deer antler on an archival specimen sheet
Sample IDSPM-8657
SpeciesRoe deer
Scientific nameCapreolus capreolus
Material typeShed antler
Research categorySkeletal morphology
SPM-6182Accessioned Aug 2023
Shed rat snake skin on an archival specimen sheet
Sample IDSPM-6182
SpeciesRat snake
Scientific namePantherophis sp.
Material typeShed skin
Research categoryTaxonomic morphology
SPM-5904Accessioned Feb 2023
Small rodent skull recorded on an archival specimen sheet
Sample IDSPM-5904
SpeciesDeer mouse
Scientific namePeromyscus maniculatus
Material typeCranial element
Research categorySkeletal morphology
Analysis in progress
SPM-6640Accessioned Nov 2023
Reference pelage panel showing jaguar rosette pattern
Sample IDSPM-6640
SpeciesJaguar
Scientific namePanthera onca
Material typeReference pelage panel
Research categoryComparative morphology
SPM-7420Accessioned Oct 2022
Red fox recorded in temperate woodland during field observation
Sample IDSPM-7420
SpeciesRed fox
Scientific nameVulpes vulpes
Material typeField imagery
Research categoryBehavioural ecology
Analysis in progress