Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw 1793)
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Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw 1793) View in CoL
[Didelphis] pygmaea Shaw 1793 , Zool. New Holland, Vol. 1: 5.
Type Locality: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney.
Vernacular Names: Feather-tailed Glider.
Synonyms: Acrobates frontalis De Vis 1887 ; Acrobates pulchellus W. Rothschild 1892 .
Distribution: Australia: E Queensland to SE South Australia, inland to Deniliquin (New South Wales).
Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common.
Discussion: Tate (1938:60) believed the single specimen (of A. pulchellus ; which is considered a synonym of pygmaeus ) obtained in NW New Guinea was probably an introduction as a pet.
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Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw 1793)
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005 |
[Didelphis] pygmaea
Shaw 1793: 5 |