Occurrence record: Mammalogy:C42245

Preserved specimen of Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785) | Common Ringtail Possum recorded on 2025-08-15

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Dataset

Data partner	OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
Data resource	Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
Institution code	Museums Victoria Supplied institution code "NMV"
Collection	Museums Victoria Mammalogy Collection Supplied collection code "Mammalogy"
Catalog number	C42245
Occurrence ID	urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:NMV:Mammalogy:PreservedSpecimen:C42245
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Preparations	Whole\|frozen
Identified by	Wildlife Victoria
Collector	Wildlife Victoria
Individual count	1
License	CC0 Supplied as https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode
Rights holder	Museums Victoria
Institution ID	urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34978
Language	en
Type	PhysicalObject
Presence/Absence	PRESENT Supplied as present
Owner institution code	NMV
Sampling protocol	[salvage]
Date identified	2025-08-15 Supplied as 15/08/2025

Event

Occurrence date	2025-08-15 Supplied date "2025-08-15T00:00:00\2025-08-15T00:00:00"
Sampling protocol	salvage
End day of year	227
Date precision	DAY
Start day of year	227

Taxonomy

Higher classification	Animalia \| Chordata \| Vertebrata \| Mammalia \| Marsupialia \| Diprotodontia \| Phalangeriformes \| Petauroidea \| Pseudocheiridae \| Pseudocheirinae
Scientific name	Pseudocheirus peregrinus Supplied scientific name "Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785)"
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Common Ringtail Possum
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Pseudocheiridae
Genus	Pseudocheirus
Species	Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Name match metric	exactMatch
Scientific name authorship	(Boddaert, 1785)
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Nomenclatural code	ICZN

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	Victoria
Locality	Avondale Heights, Orleans Road
Latitude	-37.7528 Supplied as: "-37.7528"
Longitude	144.863 Supplied as: "144.863"
Datum	EPSG:4326 Supplied datum: "WGS84"
Verbatim locality	Avondale Heights, Orleans Road
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Georeference sources	Google Maps
Georeference protocol	Estimation
Terrestrial	true
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU

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Different owner institution	Passed
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Name not supplied	Passed
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Latitude is negated	Passed
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Recorded date mismatch	Passed
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Coordinates dont match supplied state	Passed
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TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_NOT_FOUND	Passed
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Taxon homonym	Passed
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Taxon match fuzzy	Passed
Taxon match higher rank	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_NAME_AND_ID_AMBIGUOUS	Passed
Taxon match none	Passed
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_IGNORED	Passed
Taxon misapplied	Passed
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Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
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Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
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Supplied country not recognised	Passed
Kingdom not recognised	Passed
Unrecognized collection code	Passed
Unrecognized institution code	Passed
Supplied coordinates are zero	Passed
Biosecurity issue	Passed
Suspected outlier	Passed
Geospatial issue	Passed
Habitat incorrect for species	Passed
Taxon misidentified	Passed
Taxonomic issue	Passed
Temporal issue	Passed
Other issue	Passed
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Coordinate precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
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TAXON_MATCH_SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_MATCH_TAXON_ID_IGNORED	Unchecked (lack of data)
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
TAXON_ID_NOT_FOUND	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Depth unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max depth reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Altitude value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Type status invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
References uri invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
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Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Southern Volcanic Plain
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Victorian Volcanic Plain
IBRA 7.1 Regions	Southern Volcanic Plain
IBRA 7.1 Subegions	Victorian Volcanic Plain
NRM Regions 2010	Port Phillip and Western Port
NRM Regions 2017	Port Phillip and Western Port
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Port Phillip and Western Port
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Port Phillip and Western Port
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Victorian Volcanic Plain
IBRA 7 Regions	Southern Volcanic Plain
IBRA 7 Subregions	Victorian Volcanic Plain
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	South East Coast (Victoria)
Drainage Divisions Level 1	South East Coast (Victoria)
Drainage Divisions Level 2	YARRA RIVER
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Maribyrnong - Moonee Valley
Indigenous Locations 2021	Moonee Valley
Indigenous Regions 2021	Melbourne
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	Victoria
Representative Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Body areas (updated 24th March 2026)	Victoria
Marine
States including coastal waters	Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
Political
ASGS Australian States and Territories	Victoria
Australian States and Territories	Victoria
Commonwealth Electoral Divisions 2021	Maribyrnong
Electorates March 2025	Maribyrnong
Local Government Areas 2011	Moonee Valley (C)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Moonee Valley - West
Local Government Areas 2023	Moonee Valley
Local Government Areas 2025	Moonee Valley
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	MOONEE VALLEY CITY
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	15
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	857
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	GREATER MELBOURNE
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	KEILOR EAST
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	KEILOR
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	MELBOURNE - NORTH WEST
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	MARIBYRNONG
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	MARIBYRNONG - MOONEE VALLEY
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	MOONEE VALLEY
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	MELBOURNE
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Major Cities of Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	WESTERN METROPOLITAN
PSMA States (2016)	VICTORIA
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Niddrie (Western Metropolitan)
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Avondale Heights
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Greater Melbourne
Postal Areas 2021	3034
Remoteness Areas 2021	Major Cities of Australia
States and Territories 2021	Victoria
Statistical Areas Level 1	21001153317
Statistical Areas Level 2	Avondale Heights
Statistical Areas Level 3	Keilor
Statistical Areas Level 4	Melbourne - North West
Tourism Regions 2021	Melbourne
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	Tussock grasslands
Vegetation types - present	cleared, non-native vegetation, buildings

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	38350.0 frequency
Species Richness	1990.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	572.0 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	135.0 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	8.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	121.0 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	15.0 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	126.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	14.0 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	172.0 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	15.6 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	44.0
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	23.0 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	14.7 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	22.0 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	4.8 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	10.0 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	10.8 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	19.1 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.49 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.31
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	26.8 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	19.5 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	14.7 degrees C
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - annual	584.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - coldest quarter	127.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest month	37.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - driest quarter	127.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - seasonality	15.907855 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - warmest quarter	131.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest month	62.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Precipitation - wettest quarter	176.0 mm
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean	15.108334 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual range	21.199999 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest month min	5.6 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - coldest quarter mean	10.2 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - diurnal range mean	9.933333 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - driest quarter mean	10.2 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - isothermality	46.855347 %
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - seasonality	399.31665
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest month max	26.8 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - warmest quarter mean	20.0 °C
WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - wettest quarter mean	16.6 °C
WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality	48.0 %
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.54
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	0.82
Elevation	41.0 m

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Pseudocheirus peregrinus (Boddaert, 1785)	Pseudocheirus peregrinus
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/065f1da4-53cd-40b8-a396-80fa5c74dedd
	Family id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e80090ca-67d8-4b3c-aa89-04b641233a41
	Taxon concept ID		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/003decd6-ec3d-468e-909d-da396a6dd1f6
	Order	Diprotodontia	Diprotodontia
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Species id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/003decd6-ec3d-468e-909d-da396a6dd1f6
	Genus	Pseudocheirus	Pseudocheirus
	Left		27287
	Higher classification	Animalia \| Chordata \| Vertebrata \| Mammalia \| Marsupialia \| Diprotodontia \| Phalangeriformes \| Petauroidea \| Pseudocheiridae \| Pseudocheirinae
	Scientific name authorship	(Boddaert, 1785)	(Boddaert, 1785)
	Taxon rank	Species	species
	Genus id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/f15858c0-09b8-4009-a890-e755deb45d20
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name	Common Ringtail Possum	Common Ringtail Possum
	Nomenclatural code	ICZN
	Order id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/bd223248-af12-4ce9-9380-4f9a85be38db
	Right		27295
	Kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
	Specific epithet	peregrinus
	Class id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e9e7db31-04df-41fb-bd8d-e0b0f3c332d6
	Phylum	Chordata	Chordata
	Class	Mammalia	Mammalia
	Species		Pseudocheirus peregrinus
	Family	Pseudocheiridae	Pseudocheiridae
	Kingdom id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4647863b-760d-4b59-aaa1-502c8cdf8d3c
Event	Year	2025	2025
	End day of year		227
	Month	8	8
	Date precision		DAY
	Start day of year		227
	Day	15	15
	Event date	2025-08-15T00:00:00\2025-08-15T00:00:00	2025-08-15
Identification	Date identified	15/08/2025	2025-08-15
Identification	Identified by	[Wildlife Victoria]
Occurrence	Rights holder		Museums Victoria
	Institution ID	urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34978
	Individual count	1	1
	Language	en
	Type		PhysicalObject
	Catalog number	C42245
	Occurrence status	present	PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	2026-06-22T14:18:00	2026-06-22T14:18
	Collection code	Mammalogy
	Occurrence ID	urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:NMV:Mammalogy:PreservedSpecimen:C42245
	Owner institution code	NMV
	Sampling protocol	[salvage]
	Preparations	Whole\|frozen
	Institution code	NMV
	Recorded by	Wildlife Victoria
Attribution	Data resource		Museums Victoria provider for OZCAM
	Collection		Museums Victoria Mammalogy Collection
	License	https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/legalcode	CC0
	Data provider uid		dp20
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr342	dr342
	Institution ID		in16
	Data partner		OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
	Institution		Museums Victoria
	Data hub uid	[dh1]
	Collection ID		co118
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Decimal latitude	-37.7528	-37.7528
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Locality	Avondale Heights, Orleans Road	Avondale Heights, Orleans Road
	Decimal longitude	144.863	144.863
	State province	Victoria	Victoria
	Verbatim locality	Avondale Heights, Orleans Road
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Lga	Moonee Valley (C)
	Marine	false	false
	Country code		AU
	Georeference protocol	Estimation
	Geodetic datum	WGS84	EPSG:4326
	Georeference sources	Google Maps

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