Occurrence record: Mammals:JM17201

Preserved specimen of Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) | Common Brushtail Possum recorded on 2005-09-22

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Dataset

Data partner	OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource	Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code	Queensland Museum Supplied institution code "QM"
Collection	Queensland Museum Mammals Supplied collection code "Mammals"
Catalog number	JM17201
Occurrence ID	urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Mammals:JM17201
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "Preserved specimen"
Preparations	Spirit
License	CC-BY
Presence/Absence	PRESENT
Field notes	N32953

Event

Occurrence date	2005-09-22
Verbatim event date	22 Sep 2005
End day of year	265
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	265

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Trichosurus vulpecula
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Common Brushtail Possum
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Diprotodontia Supplied as "Marsupialia"
Family	Phalangeridae
Genus	Trichosurus
Species	Trichosurus vulpecula
Name match metric	exactMatch
Scientific name authorship	(Kerr, 1792)
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	Queensland
Locality	Prestwood gravel pit, 2.5 km SE of "Prestwood" homestead
Latitude	-18.291768 Supplied as: "-18.291768"
Longitude	143.245048 Supplied as: "143.245048"
Datum	EPSG:4326
Min elevation	230
Field notes	N32953
Coordinate precision	0.01667
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres)	500.0
Terrestrial	true
Verbatim latitude	18° 17' 30.365" South
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU
Verbatim longitude	143° 14' 42.174" East

Additional properties

map pin	-18.291768\|143.245048
object id	558009

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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
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Coordinates centre of country	Passed
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Coordinate invalid	Passed
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Different owner institution	Passed
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Elevation unlikely	Passed
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Institution and Collection mismatch	Passed
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Interpretation error	Passed
Invalid scientific name	Passed
Location not supplied	Passed
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Modified date invalid	Passed
Modified date unlikely	Passed
Multimedia date invalid	Passed
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Name not supplied	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from basis of record	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from individual count	Passed
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Latitude is negated	Passed
Longitude is negated	Passed
Presumed swapped coordinate	Passed
Recorded date invalid	Passed
Recorded date mismatch	Passed
Recorded date unlikely	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
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Taxon homonym	Passed
Taxon indeterminate species	Passed
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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
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Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
Taxon question species	Passed
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Passed
Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
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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 geodetic datum	Missing
Missing georeferenced by	Missing
Missing georeference protocol	Missing
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
Missing georeference date	Missing
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Footprint SRS invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT invalid	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)
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Identified date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Individual count conflicts with occurrence status	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Gulf Plains
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau
NRM Regions 2010	Northern Gulf
NRM Regions 2017	Northern Gulf
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Northern Gulf
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Northern Gulf
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Gulf Plains
IBRA 7 Regions	Gulf Plains
IBRA 7 Subregions	Holroyd Plain-Red Plateau
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	Carpentaria Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 1	Carpentaria Coast
Drainage Divisions Level 2	FLINDERS-NORMAN RIVERS
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Kuranda - Croydon
Indigenous Land Use Agreements	Ewamian People Small Scale Miners ILUA
Indigenous Locations 2021	Etheridge Tablelands
Indigenous Regions 2021	Cairns - Atherton
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	Kennedy
Electorates March 2025	Kennedy
Indigenous Land Use Agreements	Ewamian and Tagalaka Peoples Joint Backlog Exploration Permits
Local Government Areas 2011	Etheridge (S)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Etheridge
Local Government Areas 2023	Etheridge
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	ETHERIDGE SHIRE
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	57
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	1654
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	REST OF QLD
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	CROYDON - ETHERIDGE
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	FAR NORTH
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	QUEENSLAND - OUTBACK
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	KENNEDY
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	KURANDA - CROYDON
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	ETHERIDGE TABLELANDS
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	CAIRNS - ATHERTON
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Very Remote Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	TRAEGER
PSMA States (2016)	QUEENSLAND
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Traeger
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Croydon - Etheridge
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Rest of Qld
Postal Areas 2021	4871
Remoteness Areas 2021	Very Remote Australia
States and Territories 2021	Queensland
Statistical Areas Level 2	Croydon - Etheridge
Statistical Areas Level 3	Far North
Statistical Areas Level 4	Queensland - Outback
Tourism Regions 2021	Tropical North Queensland
Vegetation
Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0	Other special rights, 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	Leasehold
Vegetation types - native	Eucalypt woodlands
Vegetation types - present	Eucalyptus woodlands

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	597.0 frequency
Species Richness	223.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	694.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	15.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	0.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	10.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	126.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	294.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	51.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	513.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	20.8 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	17.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	25.0 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	26.3 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	25.2 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	12.4 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	21.3 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	14.3 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	22.4 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.57 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.15
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	37.6 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	30.0 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	29.4 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	738.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	11.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	2.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	8.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	120.7617 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	356.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	207.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	512.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	26.0 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	24.899998 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	12.2 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	21.183334 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	14.166667 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	22.583334 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	56.894245 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	344.8583
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	37.1 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	29.633333 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	29.25 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	58.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.3
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	0.85
Elevation	217.0 m

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Trichosurus vulpecula	Trichosurus vulpecula
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/065f1da4-53cd-40b8-a396-80fa5c74dedd
	Family id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/d97711e4-ae91-45bf-b03c-e33e71624435
	Taxon concept ID		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ee2cb6a9-e17c-4ca7-8aef-76d69eb969ed
	Order	Marsupialia	Diprotodontia
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Species id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/ee2cb6a9-e17c-4ca7-8aef-76d69eb969ed
	Genus	Trichosurus	Trichosurus
	Left		27645
	Scientific name authorship	(Kerr, 1792)	(Kerr, 1792)
	Taxon rank	Species	species
	Genus id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/184bffbd-2ce3-4b12-a25d-46939280c08a
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name	Common Brushtail Possum	Common Brushtail Possum
	Order id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bd223248-af12-4ce9-9380-4f9a85be38db
	Right		27657
	Kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
	Specific epithet	vulpecula
	Class id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e9e7db31-04df-41fb-bd8d-e0b0f3c332d6
	Phylum	Chordata	Chordata
	Class	Mammalia	Mammalia
	Species		Trichosurus vulpecula
	Family	Phalangeridae	Phalangeridae
	Kingdom id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4647863b-760d-4b59-aaa1-502c8cdf8d3c
Event	Verbatim event date	22 Sep 2005
	Year		2005
	End day of year		265
	Month		9
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year		265
	Day		22
	Event date	2005-09-22	2005-09-22
Occurrence	Catalog number	JM17201
	Occurrence status		PRESENT
	Basis of record	Preserved specimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Field notes	N32953
	Modified	19 Dec 2025	2025-12-19
	Collection code	Mammals
	Occurrence ID	urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:QM:Mammals:JM17201
	Preparations	Spirit
	Institution code	QM
Attribution	Data resource		Queensland Museum provider for OZCAM
	Collection		Queensland Museum Mammals
	License		CC-BY
	Data provider uid		dp20
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr344	dr344
	Institution ID		in15
	Data partner		OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
	Institution		Queensland Museum
	Data hub uid	[dh1]
	Collection ID		co150
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Decimal latitude	-18.291768	-18.291768
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Locality	Prestwood gravel pit, 2.5 km SE of "Prestwood" homestead	Prestwood gravel pit, 2.5 km SE of "Prestwood" homestead
	Minimum elevation in meters	230	230.0
	Decimal longitude	143.245048	143.245048
	State province	Queensland	Queensland
	Verbatim latitude	18° 17' 30.365" South
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Coordinate uncertainty in meters	500	500.0
	Lga	Etheridge (S)
	Marine	false	false
	Country code	AU	AU
	Verbatim longitude	143° 14' 42.174" East
	Geodetic datum		EPSG:4326
	Coordinate precision	0.01667	0.01667

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