Understanding basis of record - a living specimen becomes a preserved specimen - GBIF Data Blog

Recently a user noticed that there were Asian Red Pandas (Ailuridae) occurring in North America, and wondered if someone had made a mistake. When an occurrence observation comes from a zoo or botanical garden, it is usually considered a living specimen, but when it comes from a museum it is usually called a preserved specimen. This label helps users remove records that they might not want, which come from zoos.


This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://data-blog.gbif.org/post/living-specimen-to-preserved-specimen-understanding-basis-of-record/