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1843.2.28.14

Classification
Scientific name: Gerbillus montanus Smith, A. 1842
Author: Smith, A. 1842
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Gerbillus
Species: montanus
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae
Location
Locality: Bashootoo Country, [Basutoland ?], / South Africa /
Country: Lesotho
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; Lesotho
Collection event
Recorded by: Dr Andrew S. Smith
Identification
Type status: SYNTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Gerbillus montanus Smith, A. 1842 Yes
Tatera (Tatera) brantsii Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1843.2.28.14
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3601907
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Record
Occurrence ID: 707cadb1-1af3-4ca7-bae3-8df81d04d0ca
Modified: 2025-06-30T10:15:21+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T21:32:40+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T21:32:40+00:00
Last updated 2025-06-30T10:15:21+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