Occurrence record: Mammalogy:M.1530.001

Preserved specimen of Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792) | Short-beaked Echidna

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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.1530.001
Other catalog numbers	["ecatalogue.irn:10633851,urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.1530.001"]
Record type	Preserved specimen Supplied basis "PreservedSpecimen"
Collector	G. Clifford
License	CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
Presence/Absence	PRESENT

Event

Event ID	urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:4013817
Date precision	NOT_SUPPLIED

Taxonomy

Scientific name	Tachyglossus aculeatus Supplied scientific name "Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)"
Identified to rank	species
Common name	Short-beaked Echidna
Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Mammalia
Order	Monotremata
Family	Tachyglossidae
Genus	Tachyglossus
Species	Tachyglossus aculeatus
Name match metric	exactMatch
Accepted name	Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)
Scientific name authorship	(Shaw, 1792)
Name parse type	SCIENTIFIC
Name according to	(Shaw, 1792)

Geospatial

Country	Australia
State or Territory	New South Wales
Latitude	-33.716667 Supplied as: "-33.716667"
Longitude	151.3 Supplied as: "151.3"
Datum	EPSG:4326
Verbatim locality	Narrabeen, Sydney
Location remarks	Australia, New South Wales, Narrabeen, Sydney (33° 43' S, 151° 18' E), Accession
Coordinate precision	Unknown
Terrestrial	true
Verbatim latitude	33° 43' " S
Biome	TERRESTRIAL
Marine	false
Country Code	AU
Verbatim longitude	151° 18' " E

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Coordinate uncertainty meters invalid	Warning
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Ambiguous collection	Passed
Ambiguous institution	Passed
Basis of record badly formed	Passed
Collection match fuzzy	Passed
Collection not matched	Passed
CONTINENT_COORDINATE_MISMATCH	Passed
Continent country mismatch	Passed
Continent derived from coordinates	Passed
CONTINENT_DERIVED_FROM_COUNTRY	Passed
Continent invalid	Passed
Coordinates centre of country	Passed
Supplied coordinates centre of state	Passed
Coordinate invalid	Passed
Coordinates are out of range for species	Passed
Coordinates converted to WGS84	Passed
Decimal latitude/longitude conversion failed	Passed
Coordinate reprojection suspicious	Passed
Coordinate rounded	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied country	Passed
Country inferred from coordinates	Passed
Country invalid	Passed
Country mismatch	Passed
Different owner institution	Passed
Unrecognized geodetic datum	Passed
Institution and Collection mismatch	Passed
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Institution not matched	Passed
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Invalid scientific name	Passed
Location not supplied	Passed
Modified date invalid	Passed
Modified date unlikely	Passed
Multimedia date invalid	Passed
Multimedia uri invalid	Passed
Name not supplied	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from basis of record	Passed
Occurrence status inferred from individual count	Passed
Occurrence status unparsable	Passed
Latitude is negated	Passed
Longitude is negated	Passed
Presumed swapped coordinate	Passed
SCIENTIFIC_NAME_AND_ID_INCONSISTENT	Passed
Sensitivity report invalid	Passed
Sensitivity report not loadable	Passed
Coordinates dont match supplied state	Passed
Taxon affinity species	Passed
TAXON_CONCEPT_ID_NOT_FOUND	Passed
Taxon confer species	Passed
Taxon default match	Passed
Taxon error	Passed
Taxon excluded	Passed
Taxon excluded associated	Passed
Taxon homonym	Passed
Taxon indeterminate species	Passed
Taxon match aggregate	Passed
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
Taxon misapplied matched	Passed
Taxon parent child synonym	Passed
Taxon question species	Passed
Resource taxonomic scope mismatch	Passed
Taxon species plural	Passed
Coordinate precision and uncertainty transposed	Passed
Uncertainty not specified	Passed
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
Duplicate record	Passed
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Missing collection date	Missing
Missing geodetic datum	Missing
Missing georeferenced by	Missing
Missing georeference protocol	Missing
Missing georeference sources	Missing
Missing georeference verification status	Missing
Missing georeference date	Missing
Missing taxon rank	Missing
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Georeferenced after occurrence date	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identification date before occurrence date	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the month	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the year	Unchecked (lack of data)
First of the century	Unchecked (lack of data)
Coordinate precision invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint SRS invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Footprint WKT invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Recorded date mismatch	Unchecked (lack of data)
Recorded date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Recorded date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
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)
Depth value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Elevation unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Min and max altitude reversed	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value supplied in feet	Unchecked (lack of data)
Altitude value non-numeric	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identified date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Identified date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Type status invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
References uri invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Individual count invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)
Individual count conflicts with occurrence status	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date unlikely	Unchecked (lack of data)
Georeferenced date invalid	Unchecked (lack of data)

Additional political boundaries information

Area Management
Hunter Analysis Mask	GER Hunter Analysis Mask
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Regions)	Sydney Basin
IBRA (Interim Biogeographic Regionalisation for Australia (IBRA) Version 7 (Subregions), contextual (polygon)	Pittwater
NRM Regions 2010	Sydney Metro
NRM Regions 2017	Greater Sydney
Natural Resource Management (NRM) Regions 2023	Greater Sydney
Area management
National Landcare Program Management Units 2018	Greater Sydney
Biodiversity
IBRA 6 Regions	Sydney Basin
IBRA 7 Regions	Sydney Basin
IBRA 7 Subregions	Pittwater
Hydrology
Australian Drainage Divisions 2021	South East Coast (NSW)
Drainage Divisions Level 1	South East Coast (NSW)
Drainage Divisions Level 2	SYDNEY COAST-GEORGES RIVER
Indigenous
Indigenous Areas 2021	Northern Beaches
Indigenous Locations 2021	Manly - Warringah
Indigenous Regions 2021	Sydney - Wollongong
RATSIB (representative Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander body) Areas 2024	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	Mackellar
Electorates March 2025	Mackellar
Local Government Areas 2011	Warringah (A)
Local Government Areas 2012 deprecated	Warringah
Local Government Areas 2023	Northern Beaches
Local Government Areas PSMA 2018	NORTHERN BEACHES COUNCIL
NSW Local Land Services Regions	Greater Sydney
PSMA ABS Census Indigenous Language Speakers by Area - I01B (2016)	7
PSMA ABS Census Selected Person Characteristics by Indigenous Status by Area - I01A (2016)	1394
PSMA ABS Greater Capital City Statistical Areas (2016)	GREATER SYDNEY
PSMA ABS SA2 Statistical Areas (2016)	NARRABEEN - COLLAROY
PSMA ABS SA3 Statistical Areas (2016)	WARRINGAH
PSMA ABS SA4 Statistical Areas (2016)	SYDNEY - NORTHERN BEACHES
PSMA Commonwealth Electoral Boundaries (2018)	MACKELLAR
PSMA Indigenous Areas (2016)	NORTHERN BEACHES
PSMA Indigenous Locations (2016)	MANLY - WARRINGAH
PSMA Indigenous Regions (2016)	SYDNEY - WOLLONGONG
PSMA Remoteness Areas (2016)	Major Cities of Australia
PSMA State Electoral Boundaries (2018)	LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
PSMA States (2016)	NEW SOUTH WALES
State Electoral Divisions 2022	Pittwater
World Country Boundaries	Australia
Sensitive Data Layers
Phylloxera Infection Zone - Sydney, New South Wales	Sydney Phylloxera Zone
Social
Australia 2021	Australia
Destination Zones 2021	Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights
Greater Capital City Statistical Areas 2021	Greater Sydney
Postal Areas 2021	2101
Remoteness Areas 2021	Major Cities of Australia
States and Territories 2021	New South Wales
Statistical Areas Level 1	12203169714
Statistical Areas Level 2	Narrabeen - Wheeler Heights
Statistical Areas Level 3	Warringah
Statistical Areas Level 4	Sydney - Northern Beaches
Tourism Regions 2021	Sydney
Vegetation
Forests of Australia 2018B	Non forest
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Groups	Acacia Shrublands
NVIS 4.1 Major Vegetation Subgroups	Other Acacia tall open shrublands and shrublands

Environmental sampling for this location

Biodiversity
Occurrence Density	34723.0 frequency
Species Richness	4153.0 frequency
Climate
Precipitation - annual (Bio12)	1222.2 mm
Precipitation - coldest quarter (Bio19)	269.2 mm
Precipitation - driest period (Bio14)	14.0 mm
Precipitation - driest quarter (Bio17)	213.8 mm
Precipitation - seasonality (Bio15)	26.2 mm
Precipitation - warmest quarter (Bio18)	351.2 mm
Precipitation - wettest period (Bio13)	34.4 mm
Precipitation - wettest quarter (Bio16)	405.8 mm
Radiation - annual mean (Bio20)	16.32 MJ/m2/day
Radiation - seasonality (Bio23)	34.2
Radiation - warmest quarter (Bio26)	21.56 MJ/m2/day
Temperature - annual mean (Bio01)	18.06 degrees C
Temperature - annual range (Bio07)	19.46 degrees C
Temperature - coldest period min (Bio06)	7.54 degrees C
Temperature - coldest quarter mean (Bio11)	13.28 degrees C
Temperature - diurnal range mean (Bio02)	9.28 degrees C
Temperature - driest quarter mean (Bio09)	14.46 degrees C
Temperature - isothermality (Bio03)	0.48 %
Temperature - seasonality (Bio04)	1.232
Temperature - warmest period max (Bio05)	26.98 degrees C
Temperature - warmest quarter (Bio10)	22.46 degrees C
Temperature - wettest quarter mean (Bio08)	21.02 degrees C
Substrate
Moisture Index - annual mean (Bio28)	0.824
Moisture Index - highest quarter mean (Bio32)	1.0
Elevation	6.0 m

Group	Field Name	Original Value	Processed Value


Classification	Scientific name	Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)	Tachyglossus aculeatus
	Match type		exactMatch
	Phylum id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/065f1da4-53cd-40b8-a396-80fa5c74dedd
	Family id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b363b995-95f0-4642-9cbe-acebb20a652a
	Taxon concept ID		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0d4c9c0c-51d3-44e0-a365-fe0f8b791c66
	Order	Monotremata	Monotremata
	Taxon rank id		7000
	Accepted name usage	Tachyglossus aculeatus (Shaw, 1792)
	Species id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/0d4c9c0c-51d3-44e0-a365-fe0f8b791c66
	Taxon identification issue	[MISSING_COLLECTION_DATE]
	Genus	Tachyglossus	Tachyglossus
	Left		28651
	Scientific name authorship		(Shaw, 1792)
	Taxon rank		species
	Genus id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b0791b23-8d6b-4239-979d-9e100f123010
	Name type		SCIENTIFIC
	Vernacular name	Short-beaked Echidna	Short-beaked Echidna
	Name according to	(Shaw, 1792)
	Order id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/05d2a892-a3b8-4055-b56d-438a4a599dfa
	Right		28659
	Kingdom	Animalia	Animalia
	Specific epithet	aculeatus
	Class id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/e9e7db31-04df-41fb-bd8d-e0b0f3c332d6
	Phylum	Chordata	Chordata
	Class	Mammalia	Mammalia
	Species		Tachyglossus aculeatus
	Family		Tachyglossidae
	Kingdom id		https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/4647863b-760d-4b59-aaa1-502c8cdf8d3c
Event	Event ID	urn:australianmuseum.net.au:Events:4013817
Event	Date precision		NOT_SUPPLIED
Occurrence	Catalog number	M.1530.001
	Occurrence status		PRESENT
	Basis of record	PreservedSpecimen	PRESERVED_SPECIMEN
	Modified	2026-03-30	2026-03-30
	Collection code	Mammalogy
	Institution code	AM
	Recorded by	G. Clifford
	Other catalog numbers	[ecatalogue.irn:10633851,urn:catalog:AM:Mammalogy:M.1530.001]
Attribution	Data resource		Australian Museum provider for OZCAM
	Collection		Australian Museum Mammalogy Collection
	License		CC-BY 3.0 (Au)
	Data provider uid		dp20
	Provenance		Published dataset
	Data Resource ID	dr340	dr340
	Institution ID		in4
	Data partner		OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider
	Institution		Australian Museum
	Data hub uid	[dh1]
	Collection ID		co80
Location	Country	Australia	Australia
	Decimal latitude	-33.716667	-33.716667
	Terrestrial	true	true
	Decimal longitude	151.3	151.3
	State province	New South Wales	New South Wales
	Verbatim locality	Narrabeen, Sydney
	Verbatim latitude	33° 43' " S
	Biome		TERRESTRIAL
	Lga	Warringah (A)
	Marine	false	false
	Location remarks	Australia, New South Wales, Narrabeen, Sydney (33° 43' S, 151° 18' E), Accession
	Country code		AU
	Verbatim longitude	151° 18' " E
	Geodetic datum		EPSG:4326

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