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1905.5.7.89

Classification
Scientific name: Cryptomys hottentotus talpoides
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Bathyergidae
Genus: Cryptomys
Species: hottentotus
Subspecies: talpoides
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Rodentia; Bathyergidae
Location
Locality: Knysna, Cape of Good Hope, 50 ft. South Africa.
Country: South Africa
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; South Africa
Minimum elevation(m): 15.24
Collection event
Recorded by: C H. Grant
Collection date: 2 / 4 / 1905
Identification
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Cryptomys hottentotus talpoides Yes
Georychus hottentotus talpoides Thomas and Schwann, 1906 No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1905.5.7.89
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3952162
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: male
Record
Occurrence ID: ed4ed55b-3e48-4fb2-9599-ee9a3ecdd15a
Modified: 2021-02-03T02:36:58+00:00
Created: 2007-05-28T07:14:42+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-28T07:14:42+00:00
Last updated 2021-02-03T02:36:58+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