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1928.1.11.79

Classification
Scientific name: Arvicanthis sp.
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Arvicanthis
Species: sp.
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Muridae
Location
Locality: Zauday Grar, S.W.shore Lake Tana, 5000ft. / Ethiopia] /
Country: Ethiopia
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; Ethiopia
Minimum elevation(m): 1524.00
Collection event
Recorded by: Major Robert E. Cheesman
Collection date: 22 / 2 / 1926
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Arvicanthis sp. Yes
Arvicanthis pelliceus Thomas, [M.R.] O. 1928 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1928.1.11.79
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3603568
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: female
Life stage: juvenile
Record
Occurrence ID: e1954702-62e0-4573-91dd-75154740858b
Modified: 2022-03-02T16:10:40+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T21:35:28+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T21:35:28+00:00
Last updated 2022-03-02T16:10:40+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