Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Hydromys chrysogaster

  • Author and date of publication

    É. Geoffroy, 1804

  • Preferred Common name

    Australian Water Rat

  • Other Common Names

    Rakali, Common Water Rat, Golden-bellied Water Rat

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: whole, Form: frozen

  • Collected By

    Cameron Brown

  • Sampling Method

    opera house trap

  • Date Visited From

    21/03/2018

  • Date Visited To

    21/03/2018

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Mammalogy

  • Collecting Areas

    Mammalogy

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Town

    Capel Sound

  • Precise Location

    Between 92 - 116 Elizabeth Ave, northern edge of Tootgarook Swamp

  • Latitude

    -38.3762

  • Longitude

    144.873

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    data provided with specimen(s)