Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By 1806
Primary Source Reference:
"Walk through the Phil[adelphi]a Museum" (1805-1806), p. 25
Additional Source Text:
"From New South Wales. The fur of it is very fine."
Notes:
There are now six recognized species of gliding possums in three genuses in Australia. The type species is the yellow-bellied glider (Petaurus australis), also known as the fluffy glider, pictured here.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Flying opossum
Peale's Scientific Name:
Didelphis Petaurus
Current Common Name:
Yellow-bellied glider
Current Scientific Name
Petaurus australis
