Occurrence record: Mammalogy:C42479

Preserved specimen of Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785) | Common Ringtail Possum recorded on 2025-08-04

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Dataset

Data partner	OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource	Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
Institution code	Museums Victoria Supplied institution code "NMV"
Collection	Museums Victoria Mammalogy Collection Supplied collection code "Mammalogy"
Catalog number	C42479
Occurrence ID	urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:NMV:Mammalogy:PreservedSpecimen:C42479
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	Spirit\|Wet\|ethanol 95%
Collector	Reptiles Victoria
Sex	Unknown
Individual count	1
Life stage	Pouch Young
Associated Occurrence Status	Representative record
Associated occurrences	This record has 2 inferred associated occurrences For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License	CC0 Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
Rights holder	Museums Victoria
Institution ID	urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34978
Language	en
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as present
Owner institution code	NMV
Sampling protocol	[salvage]
Associated records	REPRESENTATIVE

Event

Occurrence date	2025-08-04 Supplied date "2025-08-04T00:00:00\2025-08-04T00:00:00"
Sampling protocol	salvage
End day of year	216
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	216

Taxonomy

Higher classification	Animalia \| Chordata \| Vertebrata \| Mammalia \| Marsupialia \| Diprotodontia \| Phalangeriformes \| Petauroidea \| Pseudocheiridae \| Pseudocheirinae
Scientific name	Pseudocheirus peregrinus Supplied scientific name "Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785)"
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Common Ringtail Possum
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Pseudocheiridae
Genus	Pseudocheirus
Species	Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Name match metric	exactMatch
Scientific name authorship	(Boddaert, 1785)
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code	ICZN

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	Victoria
Locality	Dorset Rd, 900 m N of intersection with Boronia Rd
Latitude	-37.855 Supplied as: "-37.855"
Longitude	145.286 Supplied as: "145.286"
Datum	EPSG:4326 Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Verbatim locality	Dorset Rd, 900 m N of intersection with Boronia Rd
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Georeference sources	Google Earth
Georeference protocol	Estimation
Municipality	Boronia
Terrestrial	true
Georeferenced date	2025-09-01T00:00 Supplied as 2025-09-01T00:00:00
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU

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Data quality tests

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Biosecurity issue	Passed
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Taxonomic issue	Passed
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Duplicate record	Passed
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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:

https://github.com/AtlasOfLivingAustralia/ala-dataquality/wiki/INFERRED_DUPLICATE_RECORD

Representative Record
Record UUID	41556b4e-4137-410f-ba0e-6f852fe32de0
Data Resource	Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
Raw Scientific Name	Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785)
Coordinates	-37.855,145.286
Related records
Record UUID	5187a36b-946f-4d84-886a-095d2c7fa747
Data Resource	Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
Raw Scientific Name	Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785)
Coordinates	-37.855,145.286
Record UUID	b044e30c-1b3b-4938-976c-5aaa415b2eba
Data Resource	Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
Raw Scientific Name	Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785)
Coordinates	-37.855,145.286

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	South East Coastal Plain
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Gippsland Plain
IBRA 7.1 Regions	South East Coastal Plain
IBRA 7.1 Subegions	Gippsland Plain
NRM Regions 2010	Port Phillip and Western Port
NRM Regions 2017	Port Phillip and Western Port
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Port Phillip and Western Port
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Port Phillip and Western Port
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	South East Coastal Plain
IBRA 7 Regions	South East Coastal Plain
IBRA 7 Subregions	Gippsland Plain
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	South East Coast (Victoria)
Drainage Divisions Level 1	South East Coast (Victoria)
Drainage Divisions Level 2	BUNYIP RIVER
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Knox
Indigenous Locations 2021	Wantrina - Rowville - Ferntree Gully
Indigenous Regions 2021	Melbourne
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	Victoria
Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body areas (updated 24th March 2026)	Victoria
Marine
States including coastal waters	Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	Victoria
Australian States and Territories	Victoria
Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021	Aston
Electorates March 2025	Aston
Local Government Areas 2011	Knox (C)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Knox - North-East
Local Government Areas 2023	Knox
Local Government Areas 2025	Knox
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	KNOX CITY
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	4
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	754
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	GREATER MELBOURNE
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	BORONIA
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	KNOX
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	MELBOURNE - OUTER EAST
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	ASTON
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	KNOX
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	WANTRINA - ROWVILLE - FERNTREE GULLY
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	MELBOURNE
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Major Cities of Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	EASTERN METROPOLITAN
PSMA States (2016)	VICTORIA
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Bayswater (North-Eastern Metropolitan)
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Boronia
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Greater Melbourne
Postal Areas 2021	3155
Remoteness Areas 2021	Major Cities of Australia
States and Territories 2021	Victoria
Statistical Areas Level 1	21101144630
Statistical Areas Level 2	Boronia
Statistical Areas Level 3	Knox
Statistical Areas Level 4	Melbourne - Outer East
Tourism Regions 2021	Melbourne
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	Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings
Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0	Private Freehold
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt open forests
Vegetation types - present	cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	107364.0 frequency
Species Richness	3881.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	890.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	246.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	11.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	161.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	18.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	167.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	21.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	259.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	14.8 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	46.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	22.2 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	14.1 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	21.8 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	4.8 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	9.5 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	10.5 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	18.7 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.48 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.28
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	26.6 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	18.9 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	12.8 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	951.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	258.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	51.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	174.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	17.783075 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	174.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	94.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	278.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	14.495833 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	21.1 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	5.5 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	9.7 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	9.591667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	19.35 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	45.458138 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	391.9442
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	26.6 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	19.35 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	11.766666 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	48.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.76
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	1.0
Elevation	111.0 m

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785)	Pseudocheirus peregrinus
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/065f1da4-53cd-40b8-a396-80fa5c74dedd
	Family id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e80090ca-67d8-4b3c-aa89-04b641233a41
	Taxon concept ID		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/003decd6-ec3d-468e-909d-da396a6dd1f6
	Order	Diprotodontia	Diprotodontia
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Species id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/003decd6-ec3d-468e-909d-da396a6dd1f6
	Genus	Pseudocheirus	Pseudocheirus
	Left		27287
	Higher classification	Animalia \| Chordata \| Vertebrata \| Mammalia \| Marsupialia \| Diprotodontia \| Phalangeriformes \| Petauroidea \| Pseudocheiridae \| Pseudocheirinae
	Scientific name authorship	(Boddaert, 1785)	(Boddaert, 1785)
	Taxon rank	Species	species
	Genus id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f15858c0-09b8-4009-a890-e755deb45d20
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name	Common Ringtail Possum	Common Ringtail Possum
	Nomenclatural code	ICZN
	Order id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bd223248-af12-4ce9-9380-4f9a85be38db
	Right		27295
	Kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
	Specific epithet	peregrinus
	Class id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e9e7db31-04df-41fb-bd8d-e0b0f3c332d6
	Phylum	Chordata	Chordata
	Class	Mammalia	Mammalia
	Species		Pseudocheirus peregrinus
	Family	Pseudocheiridae	Pseudocheiridae
	Kingdom id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4647863b-760d-4b59-aaa1-502c8cdf8d3c
Event	Year	2025	2025
	End day of year		216
	Month	8	8
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year		216
	Day	4	4
	Event date	2025-08-04T00:00:00\2025-08-04T00:00:00	2025-08-04
Occurrence	Associated occurrences		b044e30c-1b3b-4938-976c-5aaa415b2eba\|5187a36b-946f-4d84-886a-095d2c7fa747
	Rights holder		Museums Victoria
	Institution ID	urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34978
	Individual count	1	1
	Duplication status		R
	Language	en
	Type		PhysicalObject
	Catalog number	C42479
	Occurrence status	present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	2026-06-22T14:18:00	2026-06-22T14:18
	Collection code	Mammalogy
	Occurrence ID	urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:NMV:Mammalogy:PreservedSpecimen:C42479
	Owner institution code	NMV
	Sampling protocol	[salvage]
	Preparations	Spirit\|Wet\|ethanol 95%
	Duplicate status		REPRESENTATIVE
	Institution code	NMV
	Sex	Unknown
	Recorded by	Reptiles Victoria
	Life stage	Pouch Young
Attribution	Data resource		Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
	Collection		Museums Victoria Mammalogy Collection
	License	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode	CC0
	Data provider uid		dp20
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr342	dr342
	Institution ID		in16
	Data partner		OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
	Institution		Museums Victoria
	Data hub uid	[dh1]
	Collection ID		co118
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Municipality	Boronia
	Decimal latitude	-37.855	-37.855
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Georeferenced date	2025-09-01T00:00:00	2025-09-01T00:00
	Locality	Dorset Rd, 900 m N of intersection with Boronia Rd	Dorset Rd, 900 m N of intersection with Boronia Rd
	Decimal longitude	145.286	145.286
	State province	Victoria	Victoria
	Verbatim locality	Dorset Rd, 900 m N of intersection with Boronia Rd
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Lga	Knox (C)
	Marine	false	false
	Country code		AU
	Georeference protocol	Estimation
	Geodetic datum	WGS84	EPSG:4326
	Georeference sources	Google Earth

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