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1924.8.2.6

Classification
Scientific name: Meriones libycus syrius
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Meriones
Species: libycus
Subspecies: syrius
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae
Location
Locality: Hufuf [Khudud Spring (El Hufuf)], 140 ft / Arabia, Central /
Minimum elevation(m): 42.67
Collection event
Recorded by: Sir Percy Z. Cox, Major Robert E. Cheesman
Collection date: 10 / 1 / 1924
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Meriones libycus syrius Yes
Meriones syrius edithae Cheesman, R.E. and Hinton, M.A.C. 1924 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1924.8.2.6
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3603490
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: male
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: 0c4eec55-164f-4969-8a5e-fd1ef15297b3
Modified: 2022-03-02T16:10:37+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T21:35:20+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T21:35:20+00:00
Last updated 2022-03-02T16:10:37+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