Occurrence record: Mammalogy:M.6529

Preserved specimen of Xeromys myoides Thomas, 1889 | False Water-rat

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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.6529
Other catalog numbers	["ecatalogue.irn:4034734,urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.6529"]
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
License	CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence	PRESENT
Country conservation	Vulnerable
State conservation	Vulnerable

Event

Date precision	NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Xeromys myoides Supplied scientific name "Xeromys myoides Thomas, 1889"
Identified to rank	species
Common name	False Water-rat
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Rodentia
Family	Muridae
Genus	Xeromys
Species	Xeromys myoides
Name match metric	exactMatch
Accepted name	Xeromys myoides Thomas, 1889
Scientific name authorship	Thomas, 1889
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Name according to	Thomas, 1889

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	Queensland
Latitude	-21.15 Supplied as: "-21.15"
Longitude	149.18333 Supplied as: "149.18333"
Datum	EPSG:4326
Location remarks	Australia, Queensland, Mackay (21° 09' S, 149° 11' E), Accession
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Terrestrial	true
Verbatim latitude	21° 09' " S
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU
Verbatim longitude	149° 11' " E

User flagged issues

Data quality tests

Test name	Result
Coordinate uncertainty meters invalid	Warning
Country inferred from coordinates	Warning
Geodetic datum assumed WGS84	Warning
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Ambiguous collection	Passed
Ambiguous institution	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Collection match fuzzy	Passed
Collection not matched	Passed
CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	Passed
Continent country mismatch	Passed
Continent derived from coordinates	Passed
CONTINENT_DERIVED_FROM_COUNTRY	Passed
Continent invalid	Passed
Coordinates centre of country	Passed
Supplied coordinates centre of state	Passed
Coordinate invalid	Passed
Coordinates are out of range for species	Passed
Coordinates converted to WGS84	Passed
Decimal latitude/longitude conversion failed	Passed
Coordinate reprojection suspicious	Passed
Coordinate rounded	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied country	Passed
Country invalid	Passed
Country mismatch	Passed
Different owner institution	Passed
Unrecognized geodetic datum	Passed
Institution and Collection mismatch	Passed
Institution match fuzzy	Passed
Institution not matched	Passed
Interpretation error	Passed
Invalid scientific name	Passed
Location not supplied	Passed
Modified date invalid	Passed
Modified date unlikely	Passed
Multimedia date invalid	Passed
Multimedia uri invalid	Passed
Name not supplied	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from basis of record	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from individual count	Passed
Occurrence status unparsable	Passed
Latitude is negated	Passed
Longitude is negated	Passed
Presumed swapped coordinate	Passed
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_AND_ID_INCONSISTENT	Passed
Sensitivity report invalid	Passed
Sensitivity report not loadable	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied state	Passed
Taxon affinity species	Passed
TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_NOT_FOUND	Passed
Taxon confer species	Passed
Taxon default match	Passed
Taxon error	Passed
Taxon excluded	Passed
Taxon excluded associated	Passed
Taxon homonym	Passed
Taxon indeterminate species	Passed
Taxon match aggregate	Passed
Taxon match fuzzy	Passed
Taxon match higher rank	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_NAME_AND_ID_AMBIGUOUS	Passed
Taxon match none	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_IGNORED	Passed
Taxon misapplied	Passed
Taxon misapplied matched	Passed
Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
Taxon question species	Passed
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Passed
Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
Uncertainty not specified	Passed
Supplied country not recognised	Passed
Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Unrecognized collection code	Passed
Unrecognized institution code	Passed
Supplied coordinates are zero	Passed
Biosecurity issue	Passed
Suspected outlier	Passed
Geospatial issue	Passed
Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
Taxon misidentified	Passed
Taxonomic issue	Passed
Temporal issue	Passed
Other issue	Passed
Duplicate record	Passed
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Missing collection date	Missing
Missing geodetic datum	Missing
Missing georeferenced by	Missing
Missing georeference protocol	Missing
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
Missing georeference date	Missing
Missing taxon rank	Missing
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Georeferenced after occurrence date	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identification date before occurrence date	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the month	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the year	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the century	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinate precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint SRS invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Recorded date mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Recorded date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Recorded date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max depth reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Elevation unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max altitude reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identified date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identified date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Type status invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
References uri invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Individual count invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Individual count conflicts with occurrence status	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)

Outlier information

This record has been detected as an outlier using the Reverse Jackknife algorithm for the following layers:

Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) - CSIRO Ecosystem Sciences
Notes: Data derived using ANUCLIM v6 (beta) with the new set of climate surfaces (centred on 1990), by Dr. Kristen Williams.
Scale: 0.01 degree (~1km)

More information on the data quality work being undertaken by the Atlas is available here:

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Central Mackay Coast
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
NRM Regions 2010	Mackay Whitsunday
NRM Regions 2017	Mackay Whitsunday
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Mackay Whitsunday
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Mackay Whitsunday
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Central Mackay Coast
IBRA 7 Regions	Central Mackay Coast
IBRA 7 Subregions	Proserpine-Sarina Lowlands
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	North East Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 1	North East Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 2	PIONEER RIVER
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Mackay
Indigenous Locations 2021	Mackay
Indigenous Regions 2021	Townsville - Mackay
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	Northern Queensland Region
Marine
States including coastal waters	Queensland (including Coastal Waters)
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	Queensland
Australian States and Territories	Queensland
Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021	Dawson
Electorates March 2025	Dawson
Local Government Areas 2011	Mackay (R)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Mackay - Pt A
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	MACKAY REGIONAL
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	39
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	4479
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	REST OF QLD
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	MACKAY
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	MACKAY
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	MACKAY - ISAAC - WHITSUNDAY
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	DAWSON
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	MACKAY
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	MACKAY
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	TOWNSVILLE - MACKAY
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Inner Regional Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	MACKAY
PSMA States (2016)	QUEENSLAND
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Mackay
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Mackay
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Rest of Qld
Local Government Areas 2023	Mackay
Postal Areas 2021	4740
Remoteness Areas 2021	Inner Regional Australia
States and Territories 2021	Queensland
Statistical Areas Level 2	Mackay
Statistical Areas Level 3	Mackay
Statistical Areas Level 4	Mackay - Isaac - Whitsunday
Tourism Regions 2021	Mackay
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	Melaleuca forests and woodlands
Vegetation types - present	cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	24147.0 frequency
Species Richness	2873.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	1539.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	125.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	3.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	80.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	77.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	743.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	85.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	801.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	18.5 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	20.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	20.7 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	22.8 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	18.9 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	12.0 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	17.9 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	8.5 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	19.7 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.45 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.2
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	30.9 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	26.8 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	26.4 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	1459.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	106.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	17.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	90.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	87.267426 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	763.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	329.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	852.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	23.216667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	18.1 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	12.9 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	18.35 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	8.333333 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	19.3 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	46.040516 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	351.27905
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	31.0 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	26.966667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	26.733334 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	48.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.73
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	1.0
Elevation	9.0 m

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Xeromys myoides Thomas, 1889	Xeromys myoides
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/065f1da4-53cd-40b8-a396-80fa5c74dedd
	Family id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/764c298f-15e3-4f03-a8e9-9c0d66de53ff
	Taxon concept ID		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b042c17d-27fd-4154-8bdf-519aeb952836
	Order	Rodentia	Rodentia
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Accepted name usage	Xeromys myoides Thomas, 1889
	Species id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b042c17d-27fd-4154-8bdf-519aeb952836
	Taxon identification issue	[MISSING_COLLECTION_DATE]
	Genus	Xeromys	Xeromys
	Left		28487
	Scientific name authorship		Thomas, 1889
	Taxon rank		species
	Genus id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b977c28a-06f2-47ef-b005-e541a2a3bffd
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name	False Water-rat	False Water-rat
	Name according to	Thomas, 1889
	Order id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/985cb64a-33d2-44fe-b806-8aa848fdafdf
	Right		28487
	Kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
	Specific epithet	myoides
	Class id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e9e7db31-04df-41fb-bd8d-e0b0f3c332d6
	Phylum	Chordata	Chordata
	Class	Mammalia	Mammalia
	Species		Xeromys myoides
	Family		Muridae
	Kingdom id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4647863b-760d-4b59-aaa1-502c8cdf8d3c
Event	Date precision		NOT_SUPPLIED
Occurrence	Catalog number	M.6529
	Occurrence status		PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	2025-05-15	2025-05-15
	Outlier for layers		[el882]
	Collection code	Mammalogy
	Institution code	AM
	Country conservation		Vulnerable
	Other catalog numbers	[ecatalogue.irn:4034734,urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.6529]
	State conservation		Vulnerable
Attribution	Data resource		Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
	Collection		Australian Museum Mammalogy Collection
	License		CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
	Data provider uid		dp20
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr340	dr340
	Institution ID		in4
	Data partner		OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
	Institution		Australian Museum
	Data hub uid	[dh1]
	Collection ID		co80
Location	Country		Australia
	Decimal latitude	-21.15	-21.15
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Decimal longitude	149.18333	149.18333
	State province		Queensland
	Verbatim latitude	21° 09' " S
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Lga	Mackay (R)
	Marine	false	false
	Location remarks	Australia, Queensland, Mackay (21° 09' S, 149° 11' E), Accession
	Country code		AU
	Verbatim longitude	149° 11' " E
	Geodetic datum		EPSG:4326

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