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Occurrence record: Mammalogy:M.11892

Preserved specimen of Mastacomys fuscus Thomas, 1882 | Broad-toothed Rat recorded on 1981-03-24
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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.11892
Other catalog numbers ["ecatalogue.irn:4003270","urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.11892"]
Occurrence ID urn:lsid:ozcam.taxonomy.org.au:AM:Mammalogy:M.11892
Record type Preserved specimen
Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Identified by Godthelp, H  
Identified date 2000-10
Collector 1.  Gibson, L.   2.  Ingleby, S.  
Supplied as "L Gibson & S Ingleby"
Sex Male
License CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence PRESENT
Sampling protocol [Cage trap]
Date identified 2000-10

Event

Event ID urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:4006380
Occurrence date 1981-03-24
Sampling protocol Cage trap  
Date precision DAY

Taxonomy

Scientific name Mastacomys fuscus
Supplied scientific name "Mastacomys fuscus Thomas, 1882"
Identified to rank species
Common name Broad-toothed Rat
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Rodentia
Family Muridae
Genus Mastacomys
Species Mastacomys fuscus
Name match metric exactMatch
Accepted name Mastacomys fuscus Thomas, 1882
Scientific name authorship Thomas, 1882
Name parse type SCIENTIFIC
Name according to Thomas, 1882

Geospatial

Country Australia
State or Territory Victoria
Latitude -38.016
Supplied as: "-38.016"
Longitude 145.666
Supplied as: "145.666"
Datum EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality Gembrook State Forest 70 kms SE of Melbourne
Location remarks ecatalogue.LocCollectionEventLocal: "Australia, Victoria, Gembrook State Forest 70 kms SE of Melbourne (38° 01' S, 145° 40' E) 24/03/1981 - 24/03/1981, Cage trap, Field Collected - Terrestrial";
Coordinate precision 0.001
Terrestrial true
Verbatim latitude 38° 1' S
Biome TERRESTRIAL
Marine false
Country Code AU
Verbatim longitude 145° 40' E

Additional properties

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dcterms:type PhysicalObject
dcterms modified 2011/6/8
dcterms type PhysicalObject

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    Additional political boundaries information

    Area Management
    GER National Corridor GER National Corridor
    Great Eastern Ranges Initiative GER Great Eastern Ranges Initiative
    NRM Regions 2010 Port Phillip and Western Port
    NRM Regions 2017 Port Phillip and Western Port
    Area management
    National Landcare Program Management Units 2018 Port Phillip and Western Port
    Biodiversity
    IBRA 6 Regions South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Regions South Eastern Highlands
    IBRA 7 Subregions Highlands-Southern Fall
    Hydrology
    Drainage Divisions Level 1 South East Coast (Victoria)
    Drainage Divisions Level 2 BUNYIP RIVER
    Marine
    States including coastal waters Victoria (including Coastal Waters)
    Political
    ASGS Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Australian States and Territories Victoria
    Local Government Areas 2011 Cardinia (S)
    Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated Cardinia - North
    Local Government Areas PSMA 2018 CARDINIA SHIRE
    PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016) 11
    PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016) 781
    PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016) GREATER MELBOURNE
    PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016) BUNYIP - GARFIELD
    PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016) CARDINIA
    PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016) MELBOURNE - SOUTH EAST
    PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018) MONASH
    PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016) CARDINIA
    PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016) CARDINIA
    PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016) MELBOURNE
    PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016) Inner Regional Australia
    PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018) BASS
    PSMA States (2016) VICTORIA
    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 Eucalypt Medium Open
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups Eucalypt Open Forests
    NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups Eucalyptus (+/- tall) open forest with a dense broad-leaved and/or tree-fern understorey (wet sclerophyll)
    Tenure of Australia's forests (2013) v2.0 Private Freehold
    Vegetation types - native Eucalypt tall open forests
    Vegetation types - present Eucalyptus tall open forest

    Environmental sampling for this location

    Climate
    Precipitation - annual (Bio12) 1216.0 mm
    Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19) 353.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest period (Bio14) 14.0 mm
    Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17) 212.0 mm
    Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15) 21.0 mm
    Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18) 219.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13) 31.0 mm
    Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16) 370.0 mm
    Radiation - annual mean (Bio20) 14.0 MJ/m2/day
    Radiation - seasonality (Bio23) 47.0
    Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26) 21.3 MJ/m2/day
    Temperature - annual mean (Bio01) 12.5 degrees C
    Temperature - annual range (Bio07) 21.1 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06) 3.5 degrees C
    Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11) 8.0 degrees C
    Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02) 9.7 degrees C
    Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09) 17.0 degrees C
    Temperature - isothermality (Bio03) 0.46 %
    Temperature - seasonality (Bio04) 1.27
    Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05) 24.7 degrees C
    Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10) 17.2 degrees C
    Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08) 9.6 degrees C
    WorldClim 2.1: Temperature - annual mean 12.595834 °C
    WorldClim: Temperature - isothermality 47.0 %
    Substrate
    Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28) 0.88
    Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32) 1.0
    Elevation 309.0 m