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1855.12.26.215

Classification
Scientific name: Lutra platensis Waterhouse 1838
Author: Waterhouse 1838
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Lutra
Species: platensis
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Carnivora; Mustelidae
Location
Locality: East Uruguay
State province: Maldonado
Country: Uruguay
Continent: South America
Higher geography: South America; Uruguay; Maldonado
Collection event
Recorded by: Charles R. Darwin
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Lutra platensis Waterhouse 1838 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1855.12.26.215
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3621693
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 2b5e877d-cb40-4d3c-ba37-01cea7ea074e
Modified: 2021-02-03T03:28:36+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:06:20+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:06:20+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-03T03:28:36+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