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Occurrence record: MAMM:M1406

Preserved specimen of Pseudomys shortridgei (Thomas, 1907) | Heath Rat
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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 M1406
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:taxonomy.org.au:MAMM:M1406
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations Skin; Skull
Individual count 1
License CC-BY 4.0 (Int)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Supplied as present
Country conservation Endangered
Data generalizations Record is Vulnerable in Western Australia. Generalised to 10 km by WA DEC.
State conservation Western Australia: Vulnerable

Event

Date precision NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name Pseudomys shortridgei
Identified to rank species
Common name Heath Rat
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Pseudomys
Species Pseudomys shortridgei
Name match metric exactMatch
Scientific name authorship (Thomas, 1907)
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Western Australia
Latitude -33.0
Supplied as: "-33.0"
Longitude 119.0
Supplied as: "119.0"
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 Vulnerable in Western Australia. Generalised to 10 km by WA DEC.".
Municipality LAKE BIDDY AREA
Terrestrial true
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU

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    Geodetic datum assumed WGS84 Warning
    Name not supplied Warning
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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    NRM Regions 2010 Avon
    NRM Regions 2017 Avon River Basin
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Avon River Basin
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions Mallee
    IBRA 7 Regions Mallee
    IBRA 7 Subregions Western Mallee
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South West Coast
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 ALBANY 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 Lake Grace (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Lake Grace
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 SHIRE OF LAKE GRACE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 4
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 446
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) REST OF WA
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) KULIN
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) WHEAT BELT - SOUTH
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA - WHEAT BELT
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) O'CONNOR
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) HOTHAM - KULIN
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) KULIN
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) SOUTH-WESTERN WA
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Remote Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) AGRICULTURAL REGION
    PSMA States (2016) WESTERN AUSTRALIA
    World Country Boundaries Australia
    Vegetation
    Australia's Indigenous forest estate (2013) v2.0 Non-Indigenous, 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 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Other shrublands
    Vegetation types - present cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 339.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 134.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 3.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 53.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 41.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 58.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 12.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 135.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 18.4 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 36.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 25.4 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 16.2 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 27.0 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 4.4 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 10.5 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 14.0 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 18.8 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.52 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.58
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 31.4 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 22.0 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 10.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 16.475 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 51.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.28
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 0.63
    Elevation 319.0 m