Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Mastacomys fuscus

  • Author and date of publication

    Thomas, 1882

  • Preferred Common name

    Broad-toothed Rat

  • Other Common Names

    Broad-toothed Mouse, Broad-toothed Mastacomys

  • Date Identified

    22/11/2013

  • Identified By

    Michela Mitchell

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Stage Or Age

    Adult

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, Form: Frozen

  • Tissue Details

    Type: Ear, Preservative: RNALater, Storage temperature: -196°C; Storage temperature: -196°C; Storage temperature: -196°C

  • Date of preparation

    22/11/2013

  • Expedition Name

    Alpine National Park Bioscan 2013 (Alps BioScan)

  • Collected By

    Michela Mitchell

  • Collection Event Code

    ALB 2013 0809

  • Sampling Method

    Elliott trap

  • Date Visited From

    22/11/2013 9:20 AM

  • Date Visited To

    22/11/2013 10:00 AM

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    DNA Laboratory

  • Collecting Areas

    Tissue and DNA

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    ABSite 0801

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Nearest Named Place

    Alpine National Park

  • Precise Location

    Alpine National Park, Square Flat, 485 m south east of Limestone Road and Rams Horn Track junction, and 337 m north east of Limestone Road and Forlorn Hope Track junction

  • Minimum Elevation

    1441

  • Maximum Elevation

    1460

  • Latitude

    -36.928

  • Longitude

    148.143

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Google Earth

  • Georeference Protocol

    Centroid estimation

  • Georeference By

    Karen K. Roberts