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1931.1.12.3

Classification
Scientific name: Ratufa macroura sinhala
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Genus: Ratufa
Species: macroura
Subspecies: sinhala
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia
Location
Locality: Nikawewa, in the Veddichchai Game Reserve, about 10 miles S of Kantalai, Eastern Province, Ceylon
Country: Sri Lanka
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; Sri Lanka
Collection event
Collection date: 21 / 2 / 1929
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Ratufa macroura sinhala Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1931.1.12.3
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3601438
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: male
Record
Occurrence ID: a59cfe52-ae1b-4a04-bb7e-fdb9864c4be8
Modified: 2021-02-03T09:03:50+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T21:31:55+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T21:31:55+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-03T09:03:50+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