Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Rattus fuscipes

  • Author and date of publication

    Waterhouse, 1839

  • Preferred Common name

    Australian Bush Rat

  • Date Identified

    18/10/2011

  • Identified By

    Dr Karen M. Rowe

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Male

  • Stage Or Age

    Adult

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Skin, Form: Dry

  • Date of preparation

    18/10/2011

  • Expedition Name

    Wilsons Promontory National Park BioScan 2011 (Prom BioScan)

  • Collected By

    Karen M.C. Rowe - Museums Victoria, Dr Karen Roberts - Museums Victoria, Michela L. Mitchell - Museum Victoria, Lara Yachou - Museum Victoria, N. W. Longmore - Museums Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    WPB 004

  • Sampling Method

    Sherman

  • Date Visited From

    17/10/2011

  • Date Visited To

    20/10/2011

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Mammalogy

  • Collecting Areas

    Mammalogy

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    WPB4

  • Continent

    Australia

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Nearest Named Place

    Wilsons Promontory National Park

  • Precise Location

    0.25 km NE intersection of Five Mile Road and Millers Landing Track

  • Latitude

    -38.92

  • Longitude

    146.301

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Site Radius

    120

  • Georeference Source

    GPS

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps