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1893.2.3.12

Classification
Scientific name: Heliosciurus gambianus elegans
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Heliosciurus
Species: gambianus
Subspecies: elegans
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Sciuridae
Location
Locality: Lower eastern or northern slopes of Mt.Elgon, British East africa
Country: Uganda
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; Uganda
Collection event
Recorded by: F J. Jackson
Collection date: 1 / 1890
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Heliosciurus gambianus elegans Yes
Heliosiurus multicolor elegans Thomas, 1909 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1893.2.3.12
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3595847
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: female
Life stage: indeterminate
Record
Occurrence ID: ae9a8f18-6d0e-444a-b7d6-0c4aac6da27e
Modified: 2021-02-03T05:52:03+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T21:22:48+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T21:22:48+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-03T05:52:03+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb