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1920.4.27.1

Classification
Scientific name: Cryptomys mechowi
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Bathyergidae
Genus: Cryptomys
Species: mechowi
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Bathyergidae
Location
Locality: Chisongwe, Luando River, 4000 ft. Angola.
Country: Angola
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; Angola
Minimum elevation(m): 1219.20
Collection event
Collection date: 14 / 11 / 1919
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Cryptomys mechowi Yes
Cryptomys blainei Hinton, 1921 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1920.4.27.1
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3952407
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: male
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: 993af722-f261-42fe-be97-c02b35b1db5d
Modified: 2021-07-27T14:28:37+00:00
Created: 2007-05-28T07:15:06+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-28T07:15:06+00:00
Last updated 2021-07-27T14:28:37+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