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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:QVM:1963:1:0261

Preserved specimen of Mastacomys fuscus Thomas, 1882 | Broad-toothed Rat recorded on 1963-10-05
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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:1963:1:0261
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)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE

Event

Occurrence date 1963-10-05
Supplied as year:1963.0  month:10  day:5.0 
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 2c101833-762a-4032-a7b0-25e77fe75d33
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Mastacomys fuscus
    Coordinates -41.61666,145.93333
    Related records
    Record UUID 66217eab-3562-4b75-895a-72acde1d29ba
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Mastacomys fuscus
    Coordinates -41.61666,145.93333
    Record UUID d748bacc-6c9a-4547-9c18-ab366006b8a1
    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 North West
    NRM Regions 2017 North West NRM Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 North West NRM Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Tasmanian Central Highlands
    IBRA 7 Regions Tasmanian Central Highlands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Central Highlands
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Tasmania
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 FORTH RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Tasmania (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Australian States and Territories Tasmania
    Local Government Areas 2011 Kentish (M)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Kentish
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 KENTISH COUNCIL
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 3
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 882
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF TAS.
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) SHEFFIELD - RAILTON
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) DEVONPORT
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WEST AND NORTH WEST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) LYONS
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) MEANDER VALLEY - KENTISH
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KENTISH
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) TASMANIA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MONTGOMERY
    PSMA States (2016) TASMANIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous co-managed, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Other Grasslands, Herblands, Sedgelands and Rushlands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Sedgelands, rushs or reeds
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Nature Conservation Reserve
    Vegetation types - native Rainforests and vine thickets
    Vegetation types - present Rainforest and vine thickets

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 2238.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 770.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 20.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 336.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 31.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 338.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 69.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 777.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 11.3 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 54.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 17.8 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 7.1 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 17.6 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 0.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 3.1 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 8.1 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 11.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.15
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 17.6 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 11.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 3.2 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 6.983333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 47.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 1.0
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 881.0 m