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1855.12.24.78

Classification
Scientific name: Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839
Author: Waterhouse, 1839
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Petauridae
Genus: Petaurus
Species: breviceps
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Diprotodontia; Petauridae
Location
Locality: New South Wales, Australia /
Country: Australia
Continent: Australia
Higher geography: Australia; Australia
Identification
Type status: HOLOTYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Petaurus breviceps Waterhouse, 1839 Yes
Petaurus breviceps No
Specimen
Catalogue number: 1855.12.24.78
Collection code: ZOO ( Zoology)
Sub department: LS Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:3621591
Registration code: MA
Individual count: 1
Life stage: adult
Record
Occurrence ID: f711624e-5f3a-4699-af2a-365ae6a9349e
Modified: 2021-07-27T16:21:43+00:00
Created: 2007-05-27T22:06:09+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2007-05-27T22:06:09+00:00
Last updated 2021-07-27T16:21:43+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