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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:M.10743

Preserved specimen of Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799) | Duck-billed Platypus recorded on 1974-12-24
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Dataset

Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "AM"
Collection Australian Museum Mammalogy Collection
Supplied collection code "Mammalogy"
Catalog number M.10743
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:4001994","urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.10743"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Mammalogy:M.10743
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector Ramsay, R. B  
Supplied as "RAMSAY, R B"
Sex Male
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 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:4007401
Occurrence date 1974-12-24
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Supplied scientific name "Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Duck-billed Platypus
Supplied common name "Platypus"
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Monotremata
Family Ornithorhynchidae
Genus Ornithorhynchus
Species Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799)
Scientific name authorship (Shaw, 1799)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Shaw, 1799)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -28.866
Supplied as: "-28.866"
Longitude 152.333
Supplied as: "152.333"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Cataract R, 1o miles NW of Drake
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, New South Wales, Cataract R, 1o miles NW of Drake (28° 52' S, 152° 20' E) 24/12/1974 - 24/12/1974, Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 28° 52' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 152° 20' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2009/11/18
dcterms type PhysicalObject

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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 12d7f73c-6a77-4289-98cc-d9100c8c3d45
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799)
    Coordinates -28.866,152.333
    Related records
    Record UUID 50124050-206f-4f9b-a688-841a035d57f5
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799)
    Coordinates -28.866,152.333
    Record UUID 8cb14c7d-d908-4509-902d-dde822abcded
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Ornithorhynchus anatinus (Shaw, 1799)
    Coordinates -28.866,152.333

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Northern Rivers
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Tablelands
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Tablelands
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions NSW North Coast
    IBRA 7 Regions NSW North Coast
    IBRA 7 Subregions Cataract
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (NSW)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 CLARENCE RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Local Government Areas 2011 Tenterfield (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Tenterfield
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 TENTERFIELD SHIRE COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Northern Tablelands
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 11
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 396
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) TENTERFIELD
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) INVERELL - TENTERFIELD
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NEW ENGLAND AND NORTH WEST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) NEW ENGLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) TENTERFIELD - JUBULLUM VILLAGE
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) TENTERFIELD
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NORTH-EASTERN NSW
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) LISMORE
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Tall Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Eucalypt Tall Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus woodlands with a tussock grass understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt woodlands
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus woodlands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1045.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 126.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 6.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 107.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 50.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 428.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 44.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 431.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.7 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 25.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.7 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 15.8 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 24.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 3.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 10.3 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.3 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 11.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.51 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.42
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 27.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 20.7 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 20.7 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 15.9375 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 50.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.72
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.89
    Elevation 638.0 m