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

    22/09/2014

  • Identified By

    Stella Shipway - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Scat, Form: Frozen

  • Tissue Details

    Type: Scat

  • Date of preparation

    22/09/2014

  • Date Collected From

    22/09/2014

  • Date Collected To

    22/09/2014

  • Collected By

    Stella Shipway - Museum Victoria

  • Collection Event Code

    Mfuscus2014-SAS016

  • Sampling Method

    visual search

  • Date Visited From

    22/09/2014

  • Date Visited To

    22/09/2014

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    DNA Laboratory

  • Collecting Areas

    Tissue and DNA

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Site Code

    Yarra Ranges D2

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Nearest Named Place

    Yarra Ranges National Park

  • Precise Location

    Between O'Shannassy Road and Road 18 along the O'Shannassy Aquaduct, 10.6 km E (85.2°) of Mt. Donna Buang, 5.7 km WxSW (244.6°) of Reefton

  • Minimum Elevation

    276

  • Maximum Elevation

    276

  • Latitude

    -37.6982

  • Longitude

    145.8

  • Geodetic Datum

    GDA94

  • Georeference Source

    Collector

  • Georeference Protocol

    GPS

  • Georeference Date

    2014-09-22T00:00:00

  • Georeference By

    Stella Shipway - Museum Victoria