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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:QVM:1963:1:0307

Preserved specimen of Mastacomys fuscus Thomas, 1882 | Broad-toothed Rat recorded on 1963-12-08
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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:1963:1:0307
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations dry
Individual count 1
Associated Occurrence Status Associated record
Associated occurrences The occurrence is associated with a representative record.
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY-NC 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Associated records ASSOCIATED

Event

Occurrence date 1963-12-08
Supplied as year:1963.0  month:12  day:8.0 
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 Pencil Pine Creek
Habitat
Supplied as "low scrub"
Latitude -41.6
Supplied as: "-41.6"
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 is associated with the representative record. This mean another record has been detected to be similar to this record, and that the other record (the representative record) has the most detailed information for the occurrence. More information about the duplication detection methods and terminology in use is available here:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID 303a1ba9-9bd5-4fd0-b8c9-6cc539448612
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Mastacomys fuscus
    Coordinates -41.6,145.93333
    Related records
    Record UUID 8655fb87-3198-4d92-9a78-f511f6cff686
    Data Resource Queen Victoria Museum Art Gallery provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Mastacomys fuscus
    Coordinates -41.6,145.93333

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Ngaanyatjarra
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Ngaanyatjarra
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Central Ranges
    IBRA 7 Regions Central Ranges
    IBRA 7 Subregions Mann-Musgrave Block
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Western Plateau
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 NULLARBOR
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Western Australia (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Australian States and Territories Western Australia
    Local Government Areas 2011 Ngaanyatjarraku (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Ngaanyatjarraku
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF NGAANYATJARRAKU
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 965
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1206
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) LEINSTER - LEONORA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) GOLDFIELDS
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - OUTBACK (SOUTH)
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) O'CONNOR
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) LAVERTON - NGAANYATJARRAKU
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) LAVERTON - NGAANYATJARRAKU - SURROUNDS
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) KALGOORLIE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Very Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) MINING AND PASTORAL REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Indigenous owned, Non forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Non Forest
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Acacia Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mulga (Acacia aneura) woodlands and shrublands +/- tussock grass +/- forbs
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Leasehold
    Vegetation types - native Acacia shrublands
    Vegetation types - present Acacia shrublands

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 253.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 37.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 2.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 28.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 54.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 101.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 10.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 101.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 21.6 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 26.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 27.5 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 22.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 32.9 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 13.9 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 15.1 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.4 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 2.08
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 37.9 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 29.5 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 29.4 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 21.908333 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 45.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.08
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.11
    Elevation 534.0 m