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1845.1.8.242

Classification
Scientific name: Petaurista elegans
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Genus: Petaurista
Species: elegans
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Petauristinae
Location
Locality: central and northern regions of hills
Country: Nepal
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; Nepal
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Petaurista elegans Yes
Sciuropterus senex Hodgson, 1844 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1845.1.8.242
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3596427
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: male
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: 3faefb6c-3325-42a4-84a6-e9b6b3f23c5b
Modified: 2021-07-27T14:40:35+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T21:23:45+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T21:23:45+00:00
Last updated 2021-07-27T14:40:35+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