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1843.2.28.7

Classification
Scientific name: Otomys albicaudatus Smith, 1834
Author: Smith, 1834
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Otomys
Species: albicaudatus
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae; Nesomyinae
Location
Locality: Albany District. South Africa.
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; South Africa
Collection event
Recorded by: Sir A Smith
Identification
Type status: SYNTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Otomys albicaudatus Smith, 1834 Yes
Mystromys albicaudatus Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1843.2.28.7
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3951925
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 5c51c396-1f43-4252-880d-338861811eca
Modified: 2025-06-30T10:13:37+00:00
Created: 2007-05-28T07:14:18+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-28T07:14:18+00:00
Last updated 2025-06-30T10:13:37+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