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1909.5.8.2

Classification
Scientific name: Heliosciurus rufobrachium obfuscatus
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Sciuridae
Genus: Heliosciurus
Species: rufobrachium
Subspecies: obfuscatus
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Sciuridae
Location
Locality: Ekkonnanakku, Oban, Nigeria, S.E.
Country: Nigeria
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; Nigeria
Minimum elevation(m): 60.96
Collection event
Collection date: 21 / 3 / 1919
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Heliosciurus rufobrachium obfuscatus Yes
Heliosciurus rufobrachium obfuscatus Thomas, 1923 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1909.5.8.2
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3596046
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: female
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: d91fc5f1-d6c3-4236-84ff-db7f5224f50e
Modified: 2021-07-27T14:31:01+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T21:23:08+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T21:23:08+00:00
Last updated 2021-07-27T14:31:01+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