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1920.5.1.8

Classification
Scientific name: Herpestes fuscus rubidior Pocock 1937
Author: Pocock 1937
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Viverridae
Genus: Herpestes
Species: fuscus
Subspecies: rubidior
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Carnivora; Viverridae
Location
Locality: Anasigalla, Matugama, W.P. Ceylon /
Country: Sri Lanka
Continent: Asia
Higher geography: Asia; Sri Lanka
Minimum elevation(m): 30.48
Collection event
Recorded by: Phillips WWA
Collection date: 25 / 1 / 1920
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Herpestes fuscus rubidior Pocock 1937 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1920.5.1.8
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3626705
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: male
Record
Occurrence ID: dc16255d-348f-4120-8766-20d0ce518fd4
Modified: 2021-02-03T09:43:58+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:15:07+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:15:07+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-03T09:43:58+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