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1906.6.2.2

Classification
Scientific name: Mellivora cottoni Lydekker 1906
Author: Lydekker 1906
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Mustelidae
Genus: Mellivora
Species: cottoni
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Carnivora; Mustelidae
Location
Locality: Ituri Forest, Central Africa /
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Mellivora cottoni Lydekker 1906 Yes
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1906.6.2.2
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3625003
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: f4d5886b-fba3-477c-9ae3-96ad8d61955a
Modified: 2021-07-27T14:31:56+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:12:08+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:12:08+00:00
Last updated 2021-07-27T14:31:56+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