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Occurrence record: MAMM:M63359

Preserved specimen of Hydromys chrysogaster Geoffroy, 1804 | Water-rat
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Data partner OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource Western Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
Institution code Western Australian Museum
Supplied institution code "WAM"
Collection Western Australian Museum Mammal Collection
Supplied collection code "MAMM"
Catalog number M63359
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MAMM:M63359
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Skin; Skeleton
Identified by Travouillon, K.J.  
Identified date 1/1/2017
Sex Female
Individual count 1
Life stage Adult
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Data generalizations Record is WA Priority 4 in Western Australia. Generalised to 10 km by WA DEC.
State conservation Western Australia: Near Threatened
Date identified 2017-01-01
Supplied as 1/1/2017

Event

Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Hydromys chrysogaster
Identified to rank species
Common name Water-rat
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Hydromys
Species Hydromys chrysogaster
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship Geoffroy, 1804
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -33.9
Supplied as: "-33.9"
Longitude 115.1
Supplied as: "115.1"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Coordinate uncertainty (in metres) 10000.0
Coordinates generalised Due to sensitivity concerns, the coordinates of this record have been generalised: "Record is WA Priority 4 in Western Australia. Generalised to 10 km by WA DEC.".
Municipality Margaret River
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 South West
    NRM Regions 2017 South West Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 South West Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Jarrah Forest
    IBRA 7 Regions Jarrah Forest
    IBRA 7 Subregions Southern Jarrah Forest
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South West Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BUSSELTON COAST
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions South-West
    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 Augusta-Margaret River (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Augusta-Margaret River
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF AUGUSTA-MARGARET RIVER
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 20
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1400
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) AUGUSTA
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) AUGUSTA - MARGARET RIVER - BUSSELTON
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) BUNBURY
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) FORREST
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) SOUTH-WEST
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) AUGUSTA - MARGARET RIVER
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH-WESTERN WA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) SOUTH WEST REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Open
    Forests of Australia 2018B Hardwood plantation
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus open forests with a shrubby understorey
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1023.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 505.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 45.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 81.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 50.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 48.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 554.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 17.0 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 41.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 24.0 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 16.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 19.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 8.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 10.6 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 20.2 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.55 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.07
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 27.5 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 20.3 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 12.9 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 16.5 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 52.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.63
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 103.0 m