Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
January 9, 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 9 Jan 1822
Notes:
There are some 285 species of squirrel in 58 genera in the family Sciuridae. Given the date of this acquisition, it is possible that the squirrels were among those brought back from the Long Expedition by Titian Ramsay Peale and Thomas Say.
Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D., was an American paleontologist, anatomist, and physician. He was appointed the Peale Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.
Specimen Type:
Skeletons/skulls/bones
Peale's Common Name:
Squirrel
Current Common Name:
Squirrel
Current Scientific Name
Sciuridae
