FMNH 27976

FM Catalog: Mammals
Catalog Subset: Specimen
Scientific Name: Arvicanthis niloticus zaphirii
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Muridae
Genus: Arvicanthis
Species: niloticus
Subspecies: zaphirii
Field #: 22431
Collector: W. H. Osgood
Collection No.: FMNH-Mammals-6210
Geography: Africa, Ethiopia, Shoa, Salali, Lake Shalla. [LL]
DWc Country: Ethiopia
Date Collected: 5 Jan 1927
Preparations: skin,skull
Tissue Available?: No
Co-ordinates Available?: Yes
Sex: Male
Sex: Male
EMu IRN: 2527202
OccurenceID: ac4999cb-84dd-417a-8852-1c036038a77f
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