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1950.1211

Classification
Scientific name: Rattus mordax
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Rattus
Species: mordax
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae; Murinae
Location
Locality: Faralulu District, West Fergusson Island, [D'Entrecasteaux group], S.E. New Guinea
State province: Milne Bay
Country: Papua New Guinea
Continent: Asia
Island: West Fergusson Island
Higher geography: Asia; Papua New Guinea; Milne Bay
Minimum elevation(m): 243.84
Collection event
Recorded by: F Shaw Meyer
Collection date: 31 / 7 / 1935
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Rattus mordax Yes
Rattus ruber fergussoniensis Laurie, 1952 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1950.1211
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3906240
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: male
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: d8f85726-4461-4fe6-ba71-b39dc2c618c4
Modified: 2025-04-02T07:48:39+00:00
Created: 2007-05-28T05:58:48+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-28T05:58:48+00:00
Last updated 2025-04-02T07:48:39+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