Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Rattus fuscipes

  • Author and date of publication

    Waterhouse, 1839

  • Preferred Common name

    Australian Bush Rat

  • Identified By

    Dr Karen M. Rowe

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Male

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, Form: Frozen

  • Tissue Details

    Type: Ear clip, Preservative: RNAlater, Storage temperature: -196°C

  • Date of preparation

    27/10/2011

  • Expedition Name

    Wilsons Promontory National Park BioScan 2011 (Prom BioScan)

  • Collected By

    Karen M.C. Rowe - Museums Victoria, Dr Karen Roberts - Museums Victoria, N. W. Longmore - Museums Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    WPB 593

  • Sampling Method

    Sherman

  • Date Visited From

    26/10/2011

  • Date Visited To

    28/10/2011

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    DNA Laboratory

  • Collecting Areas

    Tissue and DNA

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    WPB

  • Continent

    Australia

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Nearest Named Place

    Wilsons Promontory National Park

  • Precise Location

    Pillar Point Lookout Track just W of Tidal River Footbridge

  • Latitude

    -39.0291

  • Longitude

    146.317

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Site Radius

    180

  • Georeference Source

    GPS