Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Kogia breviceps

  • Preferred Common name

    Pygmy Sperm Whale

  • Date Identified

    02/05/2016

  • Identified By

    Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Female

  • Stage Or Age

    Subadult

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: tissue, muscle, Form: Wet, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Collected By

    Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning, Parks Victoria, Werribee Veterinary Research Institute

  • Sampling Method

    salvage

  • Date Visited From

    2/05/2016

  • Date Visited To

    2/05/2016

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Mammalogy

  • Collecting Areas

    Mammalogy

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Town

    Wonthaggi

  • Precise Location

    Baxters Beach

  • Latitude

    -38.62

  • Longitude

    145.54

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Google Earth

  • Georeference Protocol

    estimated

  • Georeference Date

    2016-06-14T00:00:00

  • Georeference By

    Dr Katie Date - Museums Victoria