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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:M.57852.002

Preserved specimen of Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817) | Koala recorded on 2024-07-07
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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.57852.002
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:10673642,urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.57852.002"]
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector & T. Arentz
Associated Occurrence Status Representative record
Associated occurrences This record has 1 inferred associated occurrences
For more information see Inferred associated occurrence details
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Degree of establishment Pathology sample
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Pathology sample]
Associated records REPRESENTATIVE
State conservation Endangered

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:10095673
Occurrence date 2024-07-07
Supplied date "2024-07-07/2024-07-07"
Sampling protocol Pathology sample  
End day of year 189
Date precision DAY
Start day of year 189

Taxonomy

Scientific name Phascolarctos cinereus
Supplied scientific name "Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817)"
Identified to rank species
Common name Koala
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Diprotodontia
Family Phascolarctidae
Genus Phascolarctos
Species Phascolarctos cinereus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817)
Scientific name authorship (Goldfuss, 1817)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to (Goldfuss, 1817)

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory New South Wales
Latitude -29.743889
Supplied as: "-29.743889"
Longitude 151.02167
Supplied as: "151.02167"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Corner of Gratyns Lane and Gwydir Highway
Location remarks Australia, New South Wales, Inverell, Corner of Gratyns Lane and Gwydir Highway (29° 44' 38" S, 151° 01' 18" E) 07/07/2024 - 07/07/2024, Lemon, John - JML Enironmental Consultants Proprietary Limited(Collector and donor), Arentz, Tanya - WIRES - Northern Tablelands(Collector and donor), Pathology sample, Accession
Coordinate precision Unknown
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 29° 44' 38" S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 151° 01' 18" E

Additional properties

verbatim uncertainty 10m-100m

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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:

    Representative Record
    Record UUID b38afa57-7eac-45bf-b766-b63a7f36cc38
    Data Resource Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
    Raw Scientific Name Phascolarctos cinereus (Goldfuss, 1817)
    Coordinates -29.743889,151.02167
    Related records
    Record UUID b9ca724c-94dd-4202-a7f3-66e9c3b372a6
    Data Resource
    Raw Scientific Name Phascolarctos cinereus
    Coordinates -29.743827,151.021577

    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Nandewar
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Inverell Basalts
    IBRA 7.1 Regions Nandewar
    IBRA 7.1 Subegions Inverell Basalts
    NRM Regions 2010 Border Rivers-Gwydir
    NRM Regions 2017 Northern Tablelands
    Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023 Northern Tablelands
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Northern Tablelands
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Nandewar
    IBRA 7 Regions Nandewar
    IBRA 7 Subregions Inverell Basalts
    Hydrology
    Australian Drainage Divisions 2021 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 Murray-Darling Basin
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 DARLING RIVER
    Indigenous
    Indigenous Areas 2021 Inverell - Gwydir
    Indigenous Locations 2021 Inverell
    Indigenous Regions 2021 North-Eastern NSW
    RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024 New South Wales
    Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body areas (updated 24th March 2026) New South Wales
    Marine
    States including coastal waters New South Wales (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Australian States and Territories New South Wales
    Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021 New England
    Electorates March 2025 New England
    Local Government Areas 2011 Inverell (A)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Inverell - Pt A
    Local Government Areas 2023 Inverell
    Local Government Areas 2025 Inverell
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 INVERELL SHIRE COUNCIL
    NSW Local Land Services Regions Northern Tablelands
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 10
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 1706
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF NSW
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) INVERELL REGION - WEST
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) INVERELL - TENTERFIELD
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) NEW ENGLAND AND NORTH WEST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) NEW ENGLAND
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) INVERELL - GWYDIR
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) INVERELL
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) NORTH-EASTERN NSW
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Outer Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) NORTHERN TABLELANDS
    PSMA States (2016) NEW SOUTH WALES
    State Electoral Divisions 2022 Northern Tablelands
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Social
    Australia 2021 Australia
    Destination Zones 2021 Inverell Surrounds - West
    Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021 Rest of NSW
    Postal Areas 2021 2360
    Remoteness Areas 2021 Outer Regional Australia
    States and Territories 2021 New South Wales
    Statistical Areas Level 1 11002119307
    Statistical Areas Level 2 Inverell Surrounds - West
    Statistical Areas Level 3 Inverell - Tenterfield
    Statistical Areas Level 4 New England and North West
    Tourism Regions 2021 New England North West
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, Native forest
    Forests of Australia (2013) v2.0 Eucalypt Medium Woodland
    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 woodlands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 18378.0 frequency
    Species Richness 631.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 804.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 139.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 137.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 34.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 289.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 24.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 297.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.1 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 27.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 22.9 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 15.7 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 29.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 0.8 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 8.8 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 8.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.5 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.81
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 30.1 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.0 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 21.8 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual 828.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter 142.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month 40.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter 141.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality 33.90481 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter 306.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month 110.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter 306.0 mm
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 15.716666 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range 27.5 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min 1.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean 8.883333 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean 13.7 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean 12.816667 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality 49.81818 %
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality 525.92487
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max 29.4 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean 21.9 °C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean 21.9 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 49.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.51
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.69
    Elevation 672.0 m