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1939.4261

Classification
Scientific name: Proechidna nigroaculeata Rothschild, 1893.
Author: Rothschild, 1893.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Monotremata
Family: Tachyglossidae
Genus: Proechidna
Species: nigroaculeata
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Monotremata; Tachyglossidae
Location
Locality: Charles Louis Mountains, Dutch New Guinea. /
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Proechidna nigroaculeata Rothschild, 1893. Yes
Zaglossus bruijni No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1939.4261
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3627563
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 25ee6cb7-8b55-4bd5-89d4-e4bc8d1a0a17
Modified: 2021-04-01T16:31:08+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:16:38+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:16:38+00:00
Last updated 2021-04-01T16:31:08+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