Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
January 9, 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 9 Jan 1822
Notes:
Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D. was appointed the Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.
Specimen Type:
Skeletons/skulls/bones
Peale's Common Name:
Musk rat
Current Common Name:
Muskrat
Current Scientific Name
Ondatra zibethicus
