Feature Type Name
Mammal
Synonyms
Definition
Any animal of the Mammalia, a large class of warmblooded vertebrates having mammary glands in the female, a thoracic diaphragm, and a four-chambered heart. The class includes the whales, carnivores, rodents, bats, primates, etc.
Comments
Table Name
MAMMAL
Australia's Implementation Table Names
- MAMMAL_SC_PT
- MAMMAL_LN
- MAMMAL_SC_PY
- MAMMAL_PT
- MAMMAL_SC_LN
- MAMMAL_PY
The following have been used in the definition of this feature type
- European Environment Information and Observation Network (EIONET), GEneral Multilingual Environmental Thesaurus (GEMET) online. Sited 30 July 2002. URL updated 10/12/2014
The following have been used in categorising this feature type
| Code |
Name |
Definition |
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Data type |
Values |
UoM |
Used by these Feature Types |
| 1034 |
Comments |
Any additional comments. |
Optional |
character(100) |
|
|
Types
|
| 1035 |
Common_Name |
Refer to Biodiversity database. |
Mandatory |
character(50) |
|
|
Types
|
| 1042 |
Dataset_Id |
An unique identifier of the dataset the feature belongs to |
Mandatory |
number(4) |
|
|
Types
|
| 1045 |
Date_Capture |
The date the feature was captured |
Mandatory |
date |
|
|
Types
|
| 1249 |
Date_Flag |
The type of date been stored, i.e.whether the date is approximate or definite, and for which component of the date is approximate or definite. Also includes seasons |
Mandatory |
character(50) |
| label |
Definition |
| Appoximate day in a known month and year |
|
| Approximate month in a known year |
The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the month and year are valid. |
| Approximate season of a known year |
The season must be an Antarctic summer, autumn, winter or spring season. Enter season date with the approximate date of the middle of the season. Eg for spring 2002, enter as 15/10/2002. |
| Approximate year |
The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid. |
| Definite day, month and year |
|
| Definite month and year |
The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the month and year are valid. |
| Definite season and year |
The season must be an Antarctic summer, autumn, winter or spring season. Enter season date with the approximate date of the middle of the season. Eg for spring 2002, enter as 15/10/2002. |
| Definite year |
The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid. |
| Pre year |
The entry must be a full date, e.g. 1/1/2002, but only the year is valid. The data was sourced before the year listed. |
| Unknown |
Value indicating that an attribute is not applicable or that it is impossible to determine |
|
|
Types
|
| 1251 |
Display |
A field used to select data for display purposes through a query. For example, data is too dense for display on a map at a particular scale.
Australia uses this field to enter the scale at which the data is to be displayed. E.g. options are: 25000, 50000
|
Optional |
character(50) |
|
|
Types
|
| 1150 |
Q_Info |
An unique identifier pointing to additional data quality information not included in the metadata record. |
Mandatory |
number(5) |
|
|
Types
|
| 1182 |
Species |
Refer to Biodiversity database. |
Mandatory |
character(50) |
|
|
Types
|
| 1186 |
Status |
The state or condition of a feature |
Optional |
character(50) |
| label |
Definition |
| Abandoned |
|
| Closed |
|
| Current |
|
| Moved |
|
| Non-preferred |
This dataset has not been superseded but there is another dataset that is the preferred dataset for general use. |
| Operational |
|
| Other |
|
| Proposed |
|
| Removed |
|
| Ruin |
|
| Seasonal |
One or more of the divisions of the year. E.g. summer |
| Superseded |
|
| Under construction |
|
| Unknown |
|
| Year-round |
All of the year |
|
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Types
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