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Hungarian Natural History Museum

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Institution Info

Hungarian Natural History Museum

Identification

Original name(s)

Institution Address

Baross u. 13
1088 Budapest
HU
mtmiroda@nhmus.hu

Topics of interests

flora and fauna exploration

nature conservation, monitoring

DNA barcoding

Main areas of taxonomic expertise

Higher plants (Europe)

Cryptogams (lichen, bryophytes, algae (diatoms) (Europe, East-Asia)

Paleobotany (Europe)

Fungi (micro, macro) (Europe)

Invertebrates (Worldwide)

Vertebrates (Europe, Southeast-Asia)

Paleontology (invertebrate, vertebrates) (Europe)

Mineralogy (Carpathians)

Organisation Info

Type of organisation

Institution Address

Baross u. 13
1088 Budapest
HU
mtmiroda@nhmus.hu

Director Representative

Dr.Beata Papp

Contact

papp.beata@nhmus.hu

Structure Chart

Governing & Executive bodies

Staff fields

staff_year of reference	2019
staff total	317.0
scientific staff (permanent)	53.0
scientific staff (non permanent)	8.0
scientific staff collections (permanent)	53.0
scientific staff collections (non permanent)	8.0
staff collection managers technicians (permanent)	27.0
staff collection managers technicians (non permanent)	2.0
staff administrative (permanent)	68.0
staff administrative (non permanent)	4.0
staff exhibitions (permanent)	22.0
staff exhibitions (non permanent)	4.0

Research

General Description

Biodiversity of Carpathian Basin, Balkans, East-Asia (flora and fauna)
taxonomy and systematics
Biomonitoring
Science history
Conservation biology
mineralogy and petrology
paleoecology
biostratigraphy
anthropologal paleopathology
post-pleistocene human population history in the Carpathians
paleobotany
paleozoology and faunagenesis

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Research Fields

Anthropology / Physical anthropology (46.20.00)

Research Initiative

Education

Activities and outreach with Universities

37 members of the scientific staff give lectures and practical courses (2000 hours in 2016) regularly at three universities (by agreement between the museum and the universities) in the following fields: science communication, museology, zoology, botany, anthropology, paleobotany, paleontology, mineralogy. Staff members regularly supervise BSc, MSc and PhD theses

Activities and outreach with other public

10 museologists are involved in non-University based adult education programmes. Types of courses and activities: licensed mushroom identification courses, bat ringing examination, bird ringing examination, taxidermy education (participation in the compilation of the training material), cave biology o pest biology

Contact

Dr. Gergely Babocsay
(+36) 37 505 530/

Other Geo_Biodiversity

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Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomy	Quantity	Digitization levels (MIDS)				Areas and Countries
Taxonomy	Quantity	Level 0 %	Level 1 %	Level 2 %	Level 3 %	Areas and Countries
Total	0

Stratigraphy

Eon	Era	Period	Epoch	Counter	MIDS 0 (%)	MIDS 1 (%)	MIDS 2 (%)	MIDS 3 (%)

Features

Storage

Storage type	Amount	MIDS 0 %	MIDS 1 %	MIDS 2 %	MIDS 3 %

Collection Description

Collection Abstract

Collection Staff

Accession Specimens

Size and Digitisation Fields

primary_types_count	specimens_count	units_count	other_size_indicators	owc_size_evaluation
0	0	0

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Anthropology

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Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomy	Quantity	Digitization levels (MIDS)				Areas and Countries
Taxonomy	Quantity	Level 0 %	Level 1 %	Level 2 %	Level 3 %	Areas and Countries
Total	0

Stratigraphy

Eon	Era	Period	Epoch	Counter	MIDS 0 (%)	MIDS 1 (%)	MIDS 2 (%)	MIDS 3 (%)

Features

Storage

Storage type	Amount	MIDS 2 %
Dried - not assembled	39500	80
Artefacts: climate controlled conditions	264	100
Dried - not assembled	39500	80
Artefacts: climate controlled conditions	264	100

Collection Description

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Collection Staff

Accession Specimens

Size and Digitisation Fields

primary_types_count	specimens_count	units_count	other_size_indicators	owc_size_evaluation
0	39,500	0

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Botany

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Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomy	Quantity	Digitization levels (MIDS)				Areas and Countries
Taxonomy	Quantity	Level 0 %	Level 1 %	Level 2 %	Level 3 %	Areas and Countries
Total	0

Stratigraphy

Eon	Era	Period	Epoch	Counter	MIDS 0 (%)	MIDS 1 (%)	MIDS 2 (%)	MIDS 3 (%)

Features

Storage

Storage type	Amount	MIDS 2 %
Pressed and dried	1605000
Fluid preserved	9700
Cryopreserved_frozen 80C	1500	95
Pressed and dried	1605000
Fluid preserved	9700
Cryopreserved_frozen 80C	1500	95

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Collection Staff

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Size and Digitisation Fields

primary_types_count	specimens_count	units_count	other_size_indicators	owc_size_evaluation
0	2,114,226	0

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Microorganisms

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Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomy	Quantity	Digitization levels (MIDS)				Areas and Countries
Taxonomy	Quantity	Level 0 %	Level 1 %	Level 2 %	Level 3 %	Areas and Countries
Total	0

Stratigraphy

Eon	Era	Period	Epoch	Counter	MIDS 0 (%)	MIDS 1 (%)	MIDS 2 (%)	MIDS 3 (%)

Features

Storage

Storage type	Amount	MIDS 0 %	MIDS 1 %	MIDS 2 %	MIDS 3 %
Cryopreserved DNA_RNA	2500			95
Cryopreserved DNA_RNA	2500			95

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0	0	0

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Zoology Vertebrates

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Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomy	Quantity	Digitization levels (MIDS)				Areas and Countries
Taxonomy	Quantity	Level 0 %	Level 1 %	Level 2 %	Level 3 %	Areas and Countries
Total	0

Stratigraphy

Eon	Era	Period	Epoch	Counter	MIDS 0 (%)	MIDS 1 (%)	MIDS 2 (%)	MIDS 3 (%)

Features

Storage

Storage type	Amount	MIDS 2 %
Dried - assembled	15700	95
Dried - not assembled	40800	95
Fluid preserved	38000	95
Cryopreserved _ frozen -80C	7500	95
Dried - assembled	15700	95
Dried - not assembled	40800	95
Fluid preserved	38000	95
Cryopreserved _ frozen -80C	7500	95

Collection Description

Collection Abstract

Collection Staff

Accession Specimens

Size and Digitisation Fields

primary_types_count	specimens_count	units_count	other_size_indicators	owc_size_evaluation
0	88,000	0

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Zoology Invertebrates

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Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomy	Quantity	Digitization levels (MIDS)				Areas and Countries
Taxonomy	Quantity	Level 0 %	Level 1 %	Level 2 %	Level 3 %	Areas and Countries
Arthropods - other insects	954,000		1
Arthropods - arachnids	130,000		90
Arthropods - crustaceans & myriapods	93,000		50
Mollusca (bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods)	110,000		90			Terrestrial,South America,
Other	93,000		85
Total	1,380,000		25.44

Stratigraphy

Eon	Era	Period	Epoch	Counter	MIDS 0 (%)	MIDS 1 (%)	MIDS 2 (%)	MIDS 3 (%)

Features

Storage

Storage type	Amount	MIDS 2 %
Dried and pinned	7300000	1
Dried - not assembled	100000	95
Fluid preserved	350000	65
Microscope slides	50000	70
Cryopreserved _ frozen -80C	5000	75
Dried and pinned	7300000	1
Dried - not assembled	100000	95
Fluid preserved	350000	65
Microscope slides	50000	70
Cryopreserved _ frozen -80C	5000	75

Collection Description

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Size and Digitisation Fields

primary_types_count	specimens_count	units_count	other_size_indicators	owc_size_evaluation
0	7,800,000	0

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Geology

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Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomy	Quantity	Digitization levels (MIDS)				Areas and Countries
Taxonomy	Quantity	Level 0 %	Level 1 %	Level 2 %	Level 3 %	Areas and Countries
Unspecified	1,230					Terrestrial,Asia Temperate,
Mineralogy	62,450		100			Terrestrial,Antarctica, Terrestrial,Asia Tropical,
Petrology	23,900		100			Region,Unknown, Terrestrial,Africa, Terrestrial,Antarctica, Terrestrial,Asia Temperate, Terrestrial,Asia Tropical, Terrestrial,North America, Terrestrial,South America,
Other	200		100			Region,Unknown, Terrestrial,Europe,
Total	87,780		98.6

Stratigraphy

Eon	Era	Period	Epoch	Counter	MIDS 0 (%)	MIDS 1 (%)	MIDS 2 (%)	MIDS 3 (%)

Features

Storage

Storage type	Amount	MIDS 1 %	MIDS 2 %
Macro-objects	86755	3	97
Micro-objects	500		100
Cut_polished gemstones	250		100
Fluids	15		100
Oversized objects	10		100
Hazardous material_objects	250		100
Macro-objects	86755	3	97
Micro-objects	500		100
Cut_polished gemstones	250		100
Fluids	15		100
Oversized objects	10		100
Hazardous material_objects	250		100

Collection Description

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Size and Digitisation Fields

primary_types_count	specimens_count	units_count	other_size_indicators	owc_size_evaluation
0	87,780	0

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Extraterrestrial

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Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomy	Quantity	Digitization levels (MIDS)				Areas and Countries
Taxonomy	Quantity	Level 0 %	Level 1 %	Level 2 %	Level 3 %	Areas and Countries
Total	0

Stratigraphy

Eon	Era	Period	Epoch	Counter	MIDS 0 (%)	MIDS 1 (%)	MIDS 2 (%)	MIDS 3 (%)

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Storage

Storage type	Amount	MIDS 2 %
Macro-objects	621	100
Oversized objects	5	100
Macro-objects	621	100
Oversized objects	5	100

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Size and Digitisation Fields

primary_types_count	specimens_count	units_count	other_size_indicators	owc_size_evaluation
0	628	0

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Paleontology

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Taxonomic Coverage

Taxonomy	Quantity	Digitization levels (MIDS)				Areas and Countries
Taxonomy	Quantity	Level 0 %	Level 1 %	Level 2 %	Level 3 %	Areas and Countries
Botany & Mycology	41,200		100			Terrestrial,Asia Temperate, Terrestrial,North America,
Invertebrates	80,700		90			Region,Unknown, Terrestrial,Africa, Terrestrial,Asia Temperate, Terrestrial,Asia Tropical, Terrestrial,North America, Terrestrial,South America,
Vertebrates	28,300		90			Region,Unknown, Terrestrial,Africa, Terrestrial,Asia Temperate, Terrestrial,Asia Tropical, Terrestrial,North America, Terrestrial,South America,
Trace fossils	200		90			Terrestrial,Europe,
Microfossils	29,900		80			Region,Unknown, Terrestrial,Africa, Terrestrial,Asia Temperate, Terrestrial,Asia Tropical, Terrestrial,North America,
Other	42,900		80			Terrestrial,Africa, Terrestrial,Asia Temperate, Terrestrial,Asia Tropical, Terrestrial,North America, Terrestrial,South America,
Total	223,200		88.58

Stratigraphy

Eon	Era	Period	Epoch	Counter	MIDS 0 (%)	MIDS 1 (%)
Phanerozoic
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Quaternary		3774	30	70
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Quaternary	Any epoch	3774
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Quaternary	Holocene	7230
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Quaternary	Pleistocene	15520
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Neogene		33	15	85
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Neogene	Any epoch	33
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Neogene	Pliocene	3526
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Neogene	Miocene	81789
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Paleogene		118		100
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Paleogene	Any epoch	118
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Paleogene	Oligocene	14025
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Paleogene	Eocene	24468
Phanerozoic	Cenozoic	Paleogene	Paleocene	269
Phanerozoic	Mesozoic			14
Phanerozoic	Mesozoic	Any period		14
Phanerozoic	Mesozoic	Any period	Any epoch	14
Phanerozoic	Mesozoic	Cretaceous		12394	50	50
Phanerozoic	Mesozoic	Jurassic		20138		100
Phanerozoic	Mesozoic	Triassic		16509		100
Phanerozoic	Paleozoic			21
Phanerozoic	Paleozoic	Any period		21
Phanerozoic	Paleozoic	Any period	Any epoch	21
Phanerozoic	Paleozoic	Permian		489		100
Phanerozoic	Paleozoic	Carboniferous		1428		100
Phanerozoic	Paleozoic	Devonian		1503		100
Phanerozoic	Paleozoic	Silurian		326		100
Phanerozoic	Paleozoic	Ordovician		63
Phanerozoic	Paleozoic	Cambrian		103
Precambrian
Precambrian	Proterozoic			2
Precambrian	Proterozoic	Any period		2
Precambrian	Proterozoic	Any period	Any epoch	2

Features

Storage

Storage type	Amount	MIDS 2 %
Macrofossils (dry preserved)	150400
Mesofossils (dry preserved)	200	80
Microfossils (dry preserved)	16900
Microscope slides	1410
Oversized fossils	484	95
Other	1000
Macrofossils (dry preserved)	150400
Mesofossils (dry preserved)	200	80
Microfossils (dry preserved)	16900
Microscope slides	1410
Oversized fossils	484	95
Other	1000

Collection Description

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Size and Digitisation Fields

primary_types_count	specimens_count	units_count	other_size_indicators	owc_size_evaluation
0	214,254	0

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