Holotype of Eptesicus phasma

Date Collected:

1909-08-06

Africa: Kenya | Mweru (Meru) River

Current Identification
Pipistrellus rendalli phasma (G. M. Allen, 1911)
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae
Determiner: [no agent data]
Nature of ID: revised taxonomy
Previous Identification
Eptesicus phasma G. M. Allen, 1911
Animalia Chordata Mammalia Chiroptera Vespertilionidae
Determiner: Glover M. Allenlinked data icon on 1911-12-31
Nature of ID: type ID
Remarks: ID Date is date of publication

Media type: text; Allen 1911 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LIV no. 9;

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Shows Publication: Allen 1911 Description: MCZ Bulletin Vol. LIV no. 9

  • additional number: 94

Part Condition Disposition Count
skin (dry) 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=2023-08-24   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 2023-08-24

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  • Continent:
  • Africa
  • Country:
  • Kenya
  • dwc:highergeographyID:
  • http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/1000169 linked data icon
  • Specific Locality:
  • Mweru (Meru) River
  • Verbatim Locality:
  • British East Africa, Mweru River
  • Locality Remarks:
  • Mweru River probably in Kenya. British East Africa now divided in Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania.
  • Georeference:
  • -0.1776020°, 37.8084310° (Error radius: 98752m) By: Tsuyoshi Takahashi on 2021-10-08 (Source: GEOLocate)
  • Datum:
  • WGS84
  • Coordinates Entered As:
  • decimal degrees
  • Collecting Source:
  • wild caught
  • Collected On:
  • 1909-08-06
  • Verbatim Date:
  • Migrated as 06-Aug-1909
  • Collector:
  • Glover M. Allenlinked data icon

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Media type: text; Mammalogy 8278;  8298;  8276;  8277;  8279;  8280;  8281;  8282;  8283;  8284;  8285;  8286;  8287;  8288;  8289;  8290;  8291;  8292;  8293;  8294;  8295;  8296;  8297;  8299;  8300 Description: MCZ Mammalogy Mammals 002801-008925, pg.221;

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Ledger Entry for: 25 cataloged items from MCZ:Mamm:8278 Eptesicus phasma to MCZ:Mamm:8300...

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