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Total number of extant, non‐domesticated mammal species recognised in each taxonomic source: The Handbook of the Mammals of the World (HMW), the Checklist of the Mammals of the World (CMW), and version 1.2 of the Mammal Diversity Database (MDD). All species listed as domesticated and extinct have been removed from this summary
| HMW | CMW | MDD v1.2 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Species | 6253 | 6431 | 6362 |
| Genera | 1289 | 1310 | 1306 |
| Orders | 27 | 27 | 27 |
| Species lacking georeferenced maps | 5 | 3 | 2 |
