MCZ Mammalogy BANGS-5747

Mephitis mephitis avia Bangs, 1898

Holotype of Mephitis avia

Date Collected:

1897-03-10

North America: United States: Illinois | San Jose

Current Identification
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mephitidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identifications
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mephitidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Carnivora Mephitidae
Determiner: Outram Bangslinked data icon on 1898-03-24
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Bangs Ledger; ID Date is date of publication

Bangs 1898, page 32, Holotype of Mephitis avia
Media type: text; Bangs 1898 Description: Descriptions of two new skunks of the genus <i>Mephitis</i>;

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Shows Publication: Bangs 1898 Description: Descriptions of two new skunks of the genus Mephitis

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Part Condition Disposition Count
skin (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
skull (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: skin; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-12-07   determined by=Nina Black  

Attribute Value Determination On
sex male [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-12-07
hind foot with claw 65 mm [no agent data], Method: Data Migration
Remarks: JAM/2008
tail length 190 mm [no agent data], Method: Data Migration
Remarks: JAM/2008
total length 675 mm [no agent data], Method: Data Migration
Remarks: JAM/2008

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  • Continent:
  • North America
  • Country:
  • United States
  • State/Province:
  • Illinois
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7007251 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • San Jose
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • San Jose
  • Georeference:
  • 40.3055980°, -89.602883° (Error radius: 2295m) By: Tsuyoshi Takahashi on 2023-12-20 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1897-03-10
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Migrated as 10-Mar-1897
  • Collector:
  • [no agent data]

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Media type: text; Mammalogy BANGS-5736;  BANGS-5750;  BANGS-5701;  BANGS-5702;  BANGS-5703;  BANGS-5704;  BANGS-5705;  BANGS-5706;  BANGS-5707;  BANGS-5708;  BANGS-5709;  BANGS-5710;  BANGS-5711;  BANGS-5712;  BANGS-5713;  BANGS-5714;  BANGS-5715;  BANGS-5716;  BANGS-5717;  BANGS-5718;  BANGS-5719;  BANGS-5720;  BANGS-5721;  BANGS-5722;  BANGS-5723;  BANGS-5724;  BANGS-5725;  BANGS-5726;  BANGS-5727;  BANGS-5728;  BANGS-5729;  BANGS-5730;  BANGS-5731;  BANGS-5732;  BANGS-5733;  BANGS-5734;  BANGS-5735;  BANGS-5737;  BANGS-5738;  BANGS-5739;  BANGS-5740;  BANGS-5741;  BANGS-5742;  BANGS-5743;  BANGS-5744;  BANGS-5745;  BANGS-5746;  BANGS-5747;  BANGS-5748;  BANGS-5749 Description: MCZ Mammalogy E.A. and O. Bangs Collection bangs-005001, pg.16;

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Ledger Entry for: 50 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:BANGS-5736 Microtus pinatorum to MCZ:M...

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