MCZ Mammalogy 45061

Pteropus rufus rufus E. Geoffroy, 1803

Date Collected:

1873-01-01/1947-01-17

Africa: Madagascar: Atsimo-Andrefana | lower Fiherenana Valley, near Toliara (formerly Tulear)

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:45061 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Pteropus rufus rufus E. Geoffroy, 1803
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Pteropodidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: migration

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Part Condition Disposition Count
partial skeleton (dry) partial postcranial skeleton, includes: radii, 1 ulna, humeri, scapulae, clavicles, femora, 1 tibia, os coxae, partial spine, hyoid, sternum, 1 carpal, metacarpals, some phalanges, ~15 ribs. 2 ribs broken. Some bones with white residue in collection 1 History (3)
Remarks: some bones with this specimen may belong to MCZ 61007 and vice versa

Attribute Value Determination On
age class adult By: Madeleine Mullon 2024-06-11

  • MCZ 61007 was split from this record (MCZ 45061) when the latter was found to consist of two partial skeletons, one of an adult and one of a juvenile/fetus. The two are possibly related, but no confirmation. Juvenile was recataloged under number 61007. MM 11 Jun 2024

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Madagascar
  • State/Province:
  • Atsimo-Andrefana
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://sws.geonames.org/7670913 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • lower Fiherenana Valley, near Toliara (formerly Tulear)
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Madagascar
  • Georeference:
  • -23.331363°, 43.7303990° (Error radius: 34551m) By: Madeleine Mullon on 2020-09-09 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1873-01-01 / 1947-01-17
  • Verbatim Date:
  • [no verbatim date data]
  • Collecting Event Remarks:
  • Lower end of date collected range derived from collector's date of birth. Upper range derived from date specimen was received
  • Collector:
  • Grandidier Collection

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Media type: text; Mammalogy 45041; 45042; 45043; 45044; 45047; 45048; 45049; 45050; 45051; 45052; 45053; 45054; 45055; 45056; 45057; 45058; 45059; 45060; 45061; 45062; 45063; 45064; 45065; 45045; 45046 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 039831-045821, pg.209;

(Media Record) (Related) (File)

Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:45041 Microgale talazaci to MCZ:Mamm:4...

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