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Identifier: handbooktomarsup00lydekk (find matches)
Title: A hand-book to the marsupialia and monotremata
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915
Subjects: Marsupials Monotremes
Publisher: London : E. Lloyd
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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et pale brown; soles ofhind feet naked, with seven pads; tail of moderate length,short-haired. Pouch fairly well developed; eight teats. Lengthof head and body about three inches ; of tail 2^ inches. Distribution.—Central and Southern Queensland. This pretty little animal is the smallest representative of thegenus, and, both in form and coloration, simulates the commonHouse-Mouse to a remarkable degree. XI. LONG-TAILED POUCHED MOUSE. PHASCOLOGALELONGICAUDATA. Phascologah longicaudata^ Schlegel, Ned. Tijdsehr. Dierk.,vol. iii., p. 356 (1866); Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus.,p. 293 (1888). Characters.—May be distinguished from the last by beingnearly double the size, and by the length of the tail exceedingthat of the head and body; the latter feature distinguishing itfrom all the other species with the exception of P. calura.The nearest approach to this condition is made by P. wallacii,in which the length of the tail is equal to that of the head andbody. Distrihution.—Aru Islands,
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n THE POUCHED MICE. jjc XII. BRUSH-TAILED POUCHED MOUSE. PHASCOLOGALEPENICILLATA. Didelphis penicillata^ Shaw, Gen. Zool,, vol. i., pt. 2, p. 502 (1800).Dasyurus penicillatus^ Geoffr., Ann. Museum, vol. iii., p. 361 (1804),Dasyurus tafa^ Geoffr., op. cit.^ p. 360.Fhascologale penicillata^ Temminck, Monogr. Mamm., vol. i., p. 58 (1827); Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 294 (1888). (Plate XXVI 11.) The present and following species may be distinguished fromall the other members of the genus with uniformly colouredbacks by the tip of the tail being evenly tufted all round,whereas in the others the tail is either short-haired, or crestedon the terminal portion of the upper surface only. Characters.—Size large; form stout and strong ; fur short andcoarse. General colour finely-grizzled pale grey; under-partsand inner surface of limbs white or pale grey, the hairs on thepouch being rufous \ muzzle with an indistinct darker stripe.Ears very large, nearly naked. Feet grey; soles of hind

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  • booksubject:Marsupials
  • booksubject:Monotremes
  • bookpublisher:London___E__Lloyd
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  • bookleafnumber:252
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