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1881.8.16.3

Classification
Scientific name: Paraechinus amir Thomas 1918
Author: Thomas 1918
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Lipotyphla
Family: Erinaceidae
Genus: Paraechinus
Species: amir
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Lipotyphla; Erinaceidae
Location
Locality: /
State province: Kandahar
Country: Afghanistan
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; Afghanistan; Kandahar
Collection event
Recorded by: Colonel Charles Swinhoe
Collection date: 4 / 1881
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Paraechinus amir Thomas 1918 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1881.8.16.3
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3622897
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: male
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: 8805fc70-36ba-465a-a3cf-634f63a4c7b8
Modified: 2021-07-27T16:07:08+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:08:26+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:08:26+00:00
Last updated 2021-07-27T16:07:08+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