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

    28/11/2013

  • Identified By

    Michela Mitchell

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Stage Or Age

    Adult

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, Form: Frozen

  • Tissue Details

    Type: Adrenal, Kidney, Spleen, Preservative: RNALater, Storage temperature: -196°C; Storage temperature: -196°C; Storage temperature: -196°C

  • Date of preparation

    28/11/2013

  • Tissue sampled from

    Museums Victoria specimen C 37546

  • Expedition Name

    Alpine National Park Bioscan 2013 (Alps BioScan)

  • Collected By

    Michela Mitchell

  • Collection Event Code

    ALB 2013 0828

  • Sampling Method

    Elliott trap

  • Date Visited From

    28/11/2013 9:30 AM

  • Date Visited To

    28/11/2013 10:30 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 0810

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Nearest Named Place

    Alpine National Park

  • Precise Location

    Alpine National Park, Davies Plain Camp, 16.91 km south east of Mt Pinnibar summit, and 6.70 km north east of Davies Plain Track and Kings Plain 4WD Track junction

  • Minimum Elevation

    1402

  • Maximum Elevation

    1418

  • Latitude

    -36.6526

  • Longitude

    148.125

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Google Earth

  • Georeference Protocol

    Estimated

  • Georeference By

    Karen K. Roberts