Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM) in Sweden

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Accession Code	NRM
Type	museum
Size	20 000 m2
Founded	1819
Opened for public	1916
Address	Frescativägen 40
Zip-code	114 18
Place	Stockholm
Province	Stockholm county
Country	Sweden
Website	Website
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Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2021-07-03

Latest document update	2021-07-03 08:47:11
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Description

Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM), located at Frescativägen 40, in Stockholm, Sweden , was founded in 1819, opened for public in 1916.

Taxidermy specimens

Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM) has in its collection 11 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)

Brunkeberg Mammoth Accession nr: NRM ?. Received: ⚪ Brunkeberg Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Europe unspecified location † Dead at Brunkeberg esker ridge
Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1849-00-00 at Nybro,
Body, bone or dental material: one humerus leg,

Önet Mammoth Accession nr: . Received: ⚪ Önet Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born at Unknown † Dead at Önet, Frösön
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil ? at one meter deep in glacial till, at Önet, on the island of Frösön, Sweden.,
Body, bone or dental material: one tusk,

Sebas pickled elephant Accession nr: NRM 532062. Received: ♂ Sebas pickled elephant
Species: African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
* Born <1753 at Africa unspecified location † Dead <1753 at Africa unspecified location
Death: Fetal death in utero Death reason: removed from dead mothers uterus?

Bårslöv Mammoth Accession nr: . Received: ⚪ Bårslöv Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Europe unspecified location † Dead at Bårslöv unspecified farm
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1889-00-00 by Farmer in Bårslöv at a field at a farm in Bårslöv ,
Body, bone or dental material: one molar,

Iijoki Mammoth Accession nr: NRM ??. Lab Code: Ua-14190. Received: ⚪ Iijoki Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Finland unspecified forest † Dead at Finland unspecified forest
Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1750-00-00 at in sand at the River Iijoki, Finland,
Body, bone or dental material: only molar found,
Dentition: incisives unknown. Molars: P; 23, L; 230 mm, W; 73 mm, H; 114 mm, LF; 12,

Ystad Mammoth Accession nr: . Received: ⚪ Ystad Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Europe unspecified location † Dead at Ystad unspecified location
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A) at Ystad??,
Body, bone or dental material: one molar,

Titente Mammoth Accession nr: . Received: 1865-00-00 ⚪ Titente Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Europe unspecified location † Dead at Tittente in Svedala
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1865 at Tittente, Svedala,
Body, bone or dental material: fragmented tusk,

Lunkentuss (Rani) Accession nr: NRM ??. Received: 1941-02-18 ♀ Lunkentuss (Rani)
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born 1928 at Asia unspecified location † Dead 1941-02-18 at Stockholm Zoo (Skansen)
Death: disease Death reason: could not be diagnosed
Body, bone or dental material: ,

Sollefteå Mammoth Accession nr: NRM zool A 60 1502. Received: 1949-00-00 ⚪ Sollefteå Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Unknown † Dead at Sollefteå unspecified excavation site
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1949 at Sollefteå,
Body, bone or dental material: one molar,

Babar Accession nr: NRM ??. Received: 1967-00-00 ♀ Babar
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born at Asia unspecified location † Dead 1967 at Furuviksparken
Death: accident Death reason:

Bambina Accession nr: NRM ??. Received: 1967-01-22 ♀ Bambina
Species: Asian elephant (Elephas maximus)
* Born 1937 at Myanmar unspecified location † Dead 1967-01-22 at Stockholm Zoo (Skansen)
Death: disease Death reason: sepsis foot problem

Comments / pictures Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM) in Sweden Sweden

Lunkentuss cranium at History Natural Museum in Stockholm, Sweden. Photo: Dan Koehl.

References for records about Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM)

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Swedish Museum of Natural History (NRM), Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=2986. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

History: https://www.nrm.se/ommuseet/historikochbyggnad/historik.10074.html
https://www.nature.com/news/linnaeus-s-asian-elephant-was-wrong-species-1.14063
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40656-020-00340-z
Witteveen J, Müller-Wille S. Of elephants and errors: naming and identity in Linnaean taxonomy. Hist Philos Life Sci. 2020 Sep 29;42(4):43. doi: 10.1007/s40656-020-00340-z. PMID: 32996022.
Resolution of the type material of the Asianelephant, Elephas maximus Linnaeus, 1758(Proboscidea, Elephantidae)

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