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Occurrence record: MAMM:M65331

Preserved specimen of Kogia breviceps (Blainville, 1838) | Pygmy Sperm Whale
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Dataset

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 M65331
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MAMM:M65331
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Skeleton
Identified by Travouillon, K.J.  
Collector Travouillon, K.J., Thorn, K. et al.
Sex Unknown
Individual count 1
Life stage Adult
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Type PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Sampling protocol [Pick up]
Date identified 2022-01-01

Event

Sampling protocol Pick up  
Verbatim event date 2021-10-18
Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Kogia breviceps
Identified to rank species
Common name Pygmy Sperm Whale
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Cetacea
Supplied as "Artiodactyla"
Family Kogiidae
Genus Kogia
Species Kogia breviceps
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Blainville, 1838)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Locality On the beach
Latitude -32.251944
Supplied as: "-32.251944"
Longitude 126.289444
Supplied as: "126.289444"
Datum EPSG:4326
Coordinate precision Unknown
Municipality Eyre Bird Observatory
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 32°15`07"S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 126°17`22"E

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    CAPAD 2016 Terrestrial Nuytsland
    CAPAD 2020 Terrestrial Nuytsland
    CAPAD 2022 - Terrestrial (Collaborative Australian Protected Areas Database) Nuytsland
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions) Hampton
    IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon) Hampton
    NRM Regions 2010 Rangelands
    NRM Regions 2017 Rangelands Region
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Rangelands Region
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Hampton
    IBRA 7 Regions Hampton
    IBRA 7 Subregions Hampton
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South Western Plateau
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 NULLARBOR
    Land Management
    Western Australian Biodiversity Science Research Priority Regions Deserts
    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 Dundas (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Dundas
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF DUNDAS
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 48
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 493
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KAMBALDA - COOLGARDIE - NORSEMAN
    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) KALGOORLIE - DUNDAS - GOLDFIELDS
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KALGOORLIE - DUNDAS
    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
    Social
    Local Government Areas 2023 Dundas
    Vegetation
    Forests of Australia 2018B Non forest
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Mallee Woodlands and Shrublands
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Mallee with an open shrubby understorey
    Vegetation types - native unknown/no data
    Vegetation types - present Unknown/no data

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Biodiversity
    Occurrence Density 9712.0 frequency
    Species Richness 282.0 frequency
    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 303.5 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 90.75 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 59.25 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 23.75 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 64.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 8.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 100.75 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.9 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 35.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 25.349998 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 17.150002 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.650002 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 5.525 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 12.775 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 12.5 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.925 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.58 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.14
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 27.175001 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 21.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 13.675 degrees C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 53.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.18
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.36
    Elevation 17.0 m