MCZ Mammalogy 45660

Geogale aurita orientalis G. Grandidier and Petit, 1930

Holotype of Geogale aurita orientalis

Date Collected:

1928-04-01/1928-04-30

Africa: Madagascar: Analanjirofo: Fenerive Est | east coast of Madagascar, Fenerive (= Fenoarivo Atsinanana)

occurrenceID: https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Mamm:45660 JSON-LD

Current Identification
Geogale aurita orientalis G. Grandidier and Petit, 1930
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Insectivora Tenrecidae
Determiner: Guillaume Grandidier; G. Petitlinked data icon on 1930-12-31
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: Catalog; ID Date is year of publication
Previous Identification
Geogale aurita Milne-Edwards and A. Grandidier, 1872
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Insectivora Tenrecidae
Common Name(s): Large-eared tenrec
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: legacy

  • collector number: RD12

Part Condition Disposition Count
other (unknown) unchecked unknown 1 History
skull (dry) unchecked unknown 1 History
tissue (dry) good in collection 1 History
Remarks: tissue; sub-sampled as part of NSF CSBR Holotype grant; transferred to MCZ-CRYO on 2023-08-31
subsampled by = Nina Black   determined date=2023-08-10   determined by=Nina Black  
whole animal (ethanol) unchecked in collection 1 History

Attribute Value Determination On
sex unknown [no agent data], Method: migration 2009-06-20
associated grant Preserving the genomes of the type specimens in the MCZ (CSBR) By: Nina Black 2023-08-24

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Madagascar
  • State/Province:
  • Analanjirofo
  • County:
  • Fenerive Est
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • https://sws.geonames.org/11926396 linked data icon
Specimens with same Higher Geography
Specimens from the same Locality
Specimens from the same Collecting Event
  • Specific Locality:
  • east coast of Madagascar, Fenerive (= Fenoarivo Atsinanana)
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • Madagascar: Fenerive, east coast
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Fenerive = Fenoarivo
  • Georeference:
  • -17.381885°, 49.4090450° (Error radius: 3396m) By: Madeleine Mullon on 2020-10-27 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Began Date / Ended Date:
  • 1928-04-01 / 1928-04-30
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Sent him by / R. Decary / 1928
  • Collectors:
  • R. Decary; Grandidier Collection

  • None

Media type: text; Mammalogy 45641; 45642; 45643; 45644; 45645; 45646; 45647; 45648; 45649; 45650; 45651; 45652; 45653; 45654; 45655; 45656; 45657; 45658; 45659; 45660; 45661; 45662; 45663; 45664; 45665 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 039831-045821, pg.233;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:45641 Miniopterus manavi to MCZ:Mamm:4...

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