Here is a (nearly complete) mammal species list at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History in Washington D.C. I am missing a few species of rodents, a few South American and Asian species and perhaps a couple spread around the museum I did not take into account. This was made by compiling species in photos in the gallery, photos online and the virtual tour of the museum that can be found here: National Museum of Natural History. Some of the specimens were inaccurately signed or I had to take a (hopefully slightly educated) guess at what the species in question was. Some have only been narrowed down to genus level. If anyone has a more complete/accurate list, feel free to post it below - I don't believe anything of the sort has been posted on Zoochat before. NB: there is an online catalogue of the Museum's complete collections, which are extremely impressive, and I sincerely wish more of them were exhibited in the areas devoted to mammals (the galleries seem quite sparse in relation to especially the Paris Natural History Museum). For example, I wish that the zoo displayed one of its Bay or Flat-headed cat specimens. I have highlighted potentially interesting/rare species in red. Anyway, here goes: Bone Halls (all skeletons unless specified otherwise) Platypus Short-beaked echidna Brush-tailed possum Greater glider (this was signed as a Great flying phalanger) Koala Great grey kangaroo Tiger quoll (signed as a 'native cat') Marsupial mole sp. American opossum sp. Human Western gorilla Bornean orangutan Chimpanzee Hylobates sp. Two-toed sloth sp. Three-toed sloth sp. (I think Brown-throated but not entirely sure) Giant anteater Aardvark Nine-banded armadillo Big hairy armadillo Long-tailed pangolin Cape hyrax Sunda colugo Arctic hare Sylvilagus sp. (signed as such) American pika Vampire bat Samoan flying fox Northern short-tailed shrew Eastern mole Tailless tenrec North African elephant shrew Giant golden mole European hedgehog Cuban solenodon Pallid bat Mastiff bat sp. Cave myotis Leaf-chinned bat Capybara Norway rat Jerboa sp. North-American beaver Meadow jumping mouse Pel's flying squirrel Graphiurus sp. La Plata dolphin Common dolphin Harbour porpoise Gray whale Bornean bearded pig Collared peccary Javan mouse deer Mule deer Barking deer Pronghorn American bison Saiga antelope Bighorn sheep Musk ox Llama Dromedary Giraffe Steller's sea cow Dugong West Indian? manatee Geoffroy's spider monkey Guatemalan black howler Red bald uakari Colombian white-faced capuchin Pygmy marmoset Cottontop tamarin Guianan squirrel monkey Mandrill Patas monkey Proboscis monkey Malay civet European wildcat Tiger Caracal Striped hyena Aardwolf Golden jackal South American coati Giant panda (skull) Red fox Kodiak bear European badger American marten Walrus (skull) Sun bear Fur seal sp. There was also another seal skull Harp seal Striped skunk Spotted skunk sp. Ermine Sea otter NA river otter Raccoon Cheetah (not sure) Grey wolf Indian rhino Baird's tapir Burchell's zebra Musk deer (skull) Warthog (jawbone) Cat (skull) Harvest mouse sp. Taxidermy area (all taxidermies unless specified otherwise) African bush elephant West Indian? manatee Dall's sheep Nubian or Walia ibex Greater kudu Arctic fox (Summer fur) Ringtail cat Walrus Chinese water deer Binturong Western lowland? gorilla Fossa White-tailed? jackrabbit Short-beaked echidna Common marmoset Colugo sp. Risso's dolphin Tiger Grey langur sp. Sulawesi crested macaque Giant panda Maned wolf Ocelot or Oncilla (face not visible from the angles I tried) Moose Muntjac sp. African lion Northern white rhino European mole American pika African civet Pacarana Three-toed? sloth sp. Ring-tailed lemur Giraffe Cape buffalo Sable antelope African leopard Impala Barbary sheep Blue wildebeest Addra gazelle Scimitar-horned oryx Fennec fox Waterbuck Hippo Grevy's zebra Bushpig Gerenuk Springhaas? Striped hyena Aardvark Bongo Okapi Mantled guereza African wildcat Koala Woolly monkey sp. Spotted skunk sp. Black-backed jackal Sun bear White-nosed coati Fallow deer Bighorn sheep Wild boar Southern flying squirrel Sugar glider Dingo + a few more marsupial species Huon tree kangaroo Red kangaroo Great grey kangaroo Wallaby sp. Platypus Red fox Tayra Squirrel monkey Venzuelan red howler Pygmy marmoset Jamaican fruit-eating bat Agouti sp. Kinkajou Goeldi's marmoset (not sure) Giant anteater Tamandua sp. Bush dog Tapir sp. (it was behind something else so couldn't ID) Giant armadillo Brown-throated three-toed sloth American porcupine sp. Canada lynx Red squirrel American marten Ermine Caribou Snowshoe hare Arctic fox (winter fur) Brown lemming Brown bear Grey wolf Coyote American bison Pronghorn Black-tailed jackrabbit American badger Black-tailed jackrabbit (Another burrowing species) Northern grasshopper mouse Raccoon American black bear Grey fox Virginia opossum Orangutan sp. Polar bear Eastern cottontail North American porcupine Fisher White-tailed deer Bobcat White-footed mouse Eastern chipmunk Southern flying squirrel Northern short-tailed shrew American beaver North Atlantic right whale (model) Kaibab squirrel Abert's squirrel Thylacine Eastern red bat Spectral bat Crested rat Common pipistrelle Spix's disc-winged bat Cambodian striped squirrel Armored rat Giant pangolin Pink fairy armadillo Hispaniolan solenodon Jaguar (melanistic) Sable marten Greater glider I may do a bird list, but it would be focused around the 'Birdlife of Washington D.C.' gallery which contains hundreds of species but does not spread beyond the realms of Eastern USA.
I feel stupid because I wasn't able to ID all the small bat, rodent and marsupial species, which are ironically the ones I'm most interested in! I've done a similar list for the AMNH which is slightly shorter, although they have different strengths. The AMNH is notably missing a large section of Australasian and South American fauna but is strong on African ungulates in particular. I hope to visit the museum in a couple of years' time when I'm finished all my exams as a sort of celebratory trip (passing through NYC and Philly as well, seeing their respective zoos and both natural history museums along with hopefully some other sights.)
New specimen of the Megamouth shark obtained by the museum : Rare Megamouth Shark Arrives at the Smithsonian
Here is a list of species in the insect exhibit (O. Orkin Insect Zoo) from my visit in April 2022. Other than a few fish and marine invertebrates, these are the only live animals on exhibit in the museum. Goliath Birdeater (Theraphosa blondi) Mexican Red-kneed Tarantula (Brachypelma smithi) Chilean Copper Tarantula (Paraphysa scrofa) Pink-toed Tarantula (Avicularia sp) Wolf Spider (Lycosidae) Moon Crab (Gecarcinus quadratus) Honeypot Ant (Myrmecocyctus sp) Milkweed Bug (Oncopeltus fasciatus) White-spotted Assassin Bug (Platymeris biguttata) Lubber Grasshopper (Romalea guttata) Jungle Nymph (Heteropteryx dilatata) Spiny Leaf Insect (Extatosoma tiaratum) Giant Water Bug (Belostomatidae) Waterscorpion (Nepidae) Giant Vinegaroon (Mastigoproctus giganteus) Giant Desert Centipede (Scolopendra heros) Death Feigning Beetle (Asbolus sp) Black Widow (Latrodectus sp) Uncertain Tarantula - didn't take photo of sign In the butterfly nursery (they were mostly in caccoons, but a couple were hatched) Common Morpho (Morpho peleides) Giant Owl Butterfly (Caligo memnon) Forest Owl Butterfly (Caligo eurilochus) Belus Swallowtail (Battus bellus) There are a few other insects signed, but these aren't living.
