Specimen Details

  • Taxon Name

    Rattus lutreolus

  • Author and date of publication

    (Gray, 1841)

  • Preferred Common name

    Australian Swamp Rat

  • Date Identified

    05/12/2016

  • Identified By

    Phoebe Burns - Museum Victoria

  • Number Of Specimens

    1

  • Sex

    Male

  • Stage Or Age

    adult

  • Specimen Nature

    Nature: Tissue, Form: frozen, Fixative treatment: ethanol 70%, Medium: ethanol 70%

  • Tissue Details

    Type: Ear, Preservative: ethanol 70%, Storage temperature: -196°C

  • Date of preparation

    5/12/2016

  • Collected By

    Phoebe Burns - Museum Victoria

  • Sampling Method

    Elliott and Sherman traps

  • Date Visited From

    5/12/2016

  • Date Visited To

    5/12/2016

  • Category

    Natural Sciences

  • Scientific Group

    Vertebrate Zoology

  • Discipline

    DNA Laboratory

  • Collecting Areas

    Tissue and DNA

  • Type of Item

    Specimen

Taxonomy

Geospatial Information

  • Country

    Australia

  • State

    Victoria

  • Nearest Named Place

    Croajingolong National Park

  • Precise Location

    Mallacoota, Howe Flat Track at eastern junction with Lakeview Track

  • Minimum Elevation

    -7

  • Maximum Elevation

    -6

  • Latitude

    -37.5356

  • Longitude

    149.814

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

  • Georeference Source

    Collector

  • Georeference Protocol

    gps

  • Georeference By

    Phoebe Burns - Museum Victoria