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1897.9.1.113

Classification
Scientific name: Limnogale mergulus Major 1896
Author: Major 1896
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Afrosoricida
Family: Tenrecidae
Genus: Limnogale
Species: mergulus
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Afrosoricida; Tenrecidae
Location
Locality: Imasindrary /
State province: Fianarantsoa
Country: Madagascar
Continent: Africa
Higher geography: Africa; Madagascar; Fianarantsoa; Amoron'i mania
Decimal latitude: -20.2833
Decimal longitude: 47.5167
Verbatim latitude: 20 17 00 S
Verbatim longitude: 047 31 00 E
Collection event
Recorded by: Charles Immanuel Forsyth-Major
Collection date: 18 / 3 / 1896
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Limnogale mergulus Major 1896 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1897.9.1.113
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3623757
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Sex: female
Record
Occurrence ID: f0bcfe1f-28cc-4214-9aa1-b7ddb35487af
Modified: 2022-05-17T12:44:29+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:09:57+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:09:57+00:00
Last updated 2022-05-17T12:44:29+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