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

  • Sex

    Female

  • Stage Or Age

    adult

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Spirit, Form: Wet, Fixative treatment: formalin 10%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Date of preparation

    13/07/2026

  • Collected By

    Val Stajsic - Royal Botanic Gardens and Herbarium, Melbourne, Misha Davine

  • Sampling Method

    salvage

  • Date Visited From

    4/02/2019

  • Date Visited To

    4/02/2019

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    Mammalogy

  • Collecting Areas

    Mammalogy

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Town

    Melbourne

  • Precise Location

    Royal Botanic Gardens

  • Latitude

    -37.8319

  • Longitude

    144.98

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    data provided with specimen(s)