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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:QVM:1963:1:0263

Preserved specimen of Mastacomys fuscus Thomas, 1882 | Broad-toothed Rat recorded on 1963-10-06
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
Institution code Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery
Supplied institution code "QVMAG"
Collection Queen Victoria Museum and Art Gallery - Mammals
Supplied collection code "Mammalogy"
Catalog number QVM:1963:1:0263
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations wet, dry
Individual count 1
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 2 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY-NC 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE

Event

Occurrence date 1963-10-06
Supplied as year:1963.0  month:10  day:6.0 
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Mastacomys fuscus
Identified to rank species
Common name Broad-toothed Rat
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Mastacomys
Species Mastacomys fuscus
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Thomas, 1882
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Tasmania
Locality Mount Kate
Habitat
Supplied as "button grass"
Latitude -41.61666
Supplied as: "-41.61666"
Longitude 145.93333
Supplied as: "145.93333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Inferred associated occurrence details

    This record has been identified as the representative occurrence in a group of associated occurrences. This mean other records have been detected that seem to relate to this record and this particular record has the most detailed information on the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 0a78e0be-965e-4084-94c2-2c6c1e969675
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Mastacomys fuscus
    Coordinates -41.61666,145.93333
    Related records
    Record UUID 0b162d4e-4f37-48ea-8c23-f16442b23a4a
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Mastacomys fuscus
    Coordinates -41.61666,145.93333
    Record UUID cd04d6ab-4cd2-474e-af28-9be01d0c6431
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Mastacomys fuscus
    Coordinates -41.61666,145.93333

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair
    NRM Regions 2010 Fitzroy
    NRM Regions 2017 Fitzroy
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Fitzroy
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Brigalow Belt North
    IBRA 7 Regions Brigalow Belt North
    IBRA 7 Subregions Marlborough Plains
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 North East Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 FITZROY RIVER (QLD)
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Australian States and Territories Queensland
    Local Government Areas 2011 Rockhampton (R)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Rockhampton
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 ROCKHAMPTON REGIONAL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 136
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 7482
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF QLD
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) NORMAN GARDENS
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) ROCKHAMPTON
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) CENTRAL QUEENSLAND
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) CAPRICORNIA
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) ROCKHAMPTON - YEPPOON
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) ROCKHAMPTON
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) ROCKHAMPTON
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) ROCKHAMPTON
    PSMA States (2016) QUEENSLAND
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Mangroves
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mangroves
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Unresolved Tenure
    Vegetation types - native unknown/no data
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 790.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 102.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 4.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 82.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 50.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 327.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 28.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 329.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 19.3 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 21.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 23.2 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 22.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 10.3 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 17.4 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.8 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.5 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.49 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.3
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 32.2 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 27.1 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 27.1 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.754168 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 72.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.41
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.57
    Elevation 0.0 m