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1897.10.1.121

Classification
Scientific name: Dendromus mesomelas nyasae
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Dendromus
Species: mesomelas
Subspecies: nyasae
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae
Location
Locality: Nyika Plateau, [6,500ft] / Nyasaland /
Country: Malawi
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; Malawi
Minimum elevation(m): 1981.20
Collection event
Recorded by: A Whyte
Collection date: 1896
Identification
Type status: Holotype
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Dendromus mesomelas nyasae Yes
Dendromus nyasae Thomas, M.R. O., 1916 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1897.10.1.121
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3602198
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: female
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: 225941fc-aef9-45f3-afe5-f1c547e58ff0
Modified: 2021-02-03 10:06:37 (UTC)
Created: 2007-05-27 20:33:09 (UTC)

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27 20:33:09 (UTC)
Last updated 2021-02-03 10:06:37 (UTC)
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