Paul K. Higashino
American mammalogist · 1927–2014
2,657 specimens, collected between 1971 and 2008 on 379 collecting days, now held in 2 departments. Identified 62 specimens for others.
On the labels as Higashino, P.K., Higashino, P., Paul K. Higashino, Higashino.
- Specimens
- 2,657
- Type specimens
- 24
- Years in the field
- 38
- Islands
- 7
- Species
- 883
- Identifications
- 62
- In the Library
- 0
- Named after
- 0
Where Higashino collected
Journeys
13 collecting journeys read off the dates and places on the labels — the stops in order, the specimens from each, and who else was there. All journeys →
Hawaiʻi Island and Molokaʻi · Jun – Jul 1974
Paul K. Higashino in Hawaiʻi Island and Molokaʻi, June – July 1974290 specimens · 17 stops · 46 days · 517 km
4 islands of the United States · Feb – Mar 1975
Paul K. Higashino across 4 islands of the United States, February – March 197586 specimens · 11 stops · 51 days · 498 km
Maui and Hawaiʻi Island · Jun – Jul 1975
Paul K. Higashino in Maui and Hawaiʻi Island, June – July 1975158 specimens · 12 stops · 52 days · 377 km
Maui · Dec 1975 – Jan 1976
Paul K. Higashino in Maui, December 1975 – January 197684 specimens · 4 stops · 10 days · 58 km
Maui · Jun – Aug 1976
Paul K. Higashino in Maui, June – August 1976229 specimens · 12 stops · 68 days · 162 km
Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe · Oct – Nov 1976
Paul K. Higashino in Oʻahu and Kahoʻolawe, October – November 197667 specimens · 5 stops · 28 days · 151 km
4 islands of the United States · Jan – May 1977
Paul K. Higashino across 4 islands of the United States, January – May 1977104 specimens · 19 stops · 118 days · 802 km
Hawaiʻi Island and Maui · Jun – Aug 1977
Paul K. Higashino in Hawaiʻi Island and Maui, June – August 1977290 specimens · 18 stops · 83 days · 260 km
Hawaiʻi Island · Feb – Apr 1978
Paul K. Higashino in Hawaiʻi Island, February – April 197869 specimens · 15 stops · 69 days · 184 km
Specimens by decade
Earliest: Myrsine punctata, 1971 (Kauaʻi). Latest: Cenchrus purpureus, 2008.
From the field
As a determiner
62 specimens carry this name as the person who identified them. Most often: