Museum Victoria Mammalogy Specimen Records

Museum Victoria's Mammalogy Collection provides records of animal specimens curated by Australia's largest public museums organization. The data is contributed to the Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM) and subsequently shared with OBIS Australia and the Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS). The collection represents the state holdings for Victoria, Australia.

Use Cases

• Analyzing species_occurrence patterns across Victoria using specimen collection location and date fields.
• Studying taxonomic_diversity by aggregating records based on scientific_name and family classifications.
• Investigating historical collection_events and specimen_acquisition data for temporal trend analysis.
• Mapping geographic_distribution of Australian mammals using latitude and longitude coordinates associated with specimens.

Strengths

• Data originates from Museum Victoria, the authoritative state museum for Victoria, Australia.
• Records are integrated into national (OZCAM) and global (OBIS) biodiversity data networks, ensuring standardization.

Limitations

• The specific number of specimen records, temporal coverage, and geographic scope within Victoria are unknown.
• Data completeness for key fields like precise geolocation, collection date, and taxonomic details is unspecified.

Provenance

Source

Museum Victoria's Mammalogy Collection.

Collection Method

Physical specimen collection and curation by museum staff, with data contributed to OZCAM.

Geography

Victoria, Australia.