Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By 1806
Primary Source Reference:
"Walk through the Phil[adelphi]a Museum" (1805-1806), p. 25
Additional Source Text:
"This strange Animal . . . is . . . from New-holand, differing from our oposom in having such long hind & short fore legs, yet having the false belly. It is a very fleet Animal; leaping from rock to Rock, it is not easily taken."
Notes:
There are now four recognized species of kangaroo, all indigenous to Australia and New Guinea . The eastern grey kangaroo, pictured here, was described by George Shaw in The Naturalists's Miscellany (London,1790) as Macropus giganteus.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
Peale's Common Name:
Kangaru
Peale's Scientific Name:
Gigantea
Current Common Name:
Eastern grey kangaroo
Current Scientific Name
Macropus giganteus
