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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:M.4893.002

Preserved specimen of Rattus sordidus (Gould, 1858) | Canefield Rat recorded on 1922-12-26
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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.4893.002
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:1578788","urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.4893.002"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Mammalogy:M.4893.002
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations ecatalogue.PrePrepDescription: "Whole skin"; ecatalogue.PreStorageMedium: "Dry";
Collector Mcculloch, A. R  
Supplied as "McCulloch, A R"
Specimen type Holotype: Rattus gestri aramia Troughton : Muridae : Rodentia : Mammalia : Chordata
Sex Male
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 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:4016094
Occurrence date 1922-12-26
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Rattus sordidus
Supplied scientific name "Rattus sordidus aramia Troughton, 1937"
Identified to rank species
Common name Canefield Rat
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Rattus
Species Rattus sordidus
Name match metric higherMatch
Accepted name Rattus sordidus aramia Troughton, 1937
Scientific name authorship (Gould, 1858)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Troughton, 1937

Geospatial

Country Papua New Guinea
Latitude -8.0
Supplied as: "-8.0"
Longitude 143.5
Supplied as: "143.5"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Totani Village, Aramia Lake, Aramia R
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Papua New Guinea, Totani Village, Aramia Lake, Aramia R (8° 00' S, 143° 30' E) 26/12/1922 - 26/12/1922, Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 8° 0' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code PG
Verbatim longitude 143° 30' E

Additional properties

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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 28852a59-dbea-4c13-a87b-45c68c2c7a8d
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Rattus sordidus aramia Troughton, 1937
    Coordinates -8.0,143.5
    Related records
    Record UUID cb3a02a0-56a0-40e5-8c87-14bccc6c333d
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Rattus sordidus aramia Troughton, 1937
    Coordinates -8.0,143.5

    Additional political boundaries information

    Political
    World Country Boundaries Papua New Guinea

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 26.170834 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 73.0 %