Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw 1793)

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 56

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scientific name	Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw 1793)
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[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.