Honey possum, potted specimen

Maker
Frederic Wood Jones (b.1879, d.1954)
Date
Circa 1930-1937
 Description
Potted specimen of a honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus). The jar bears the inscription, 'T. SPENSERAE' - a now superceded species name for this animal. The specimen is preserved in fluid and contained in a rectangular, glass battery jar. The honey possum is a small, nectarivorous marsupial restricted to woodland habitats in the south west corner of Western Australia. It is the only entirely nectarivorous mammal which is not a bat.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1930-1937
Accession number
516-500079
Inscriptions
other id/inscriptions ▫ T. SPENSERAE, 9.2.1015
Object type
animal tissue
Named Collection
Frederic Wood Jones Collection
Harry Brookes Allen Museum Anatomy Category
Possums (Phalangeriformes)
Comparative anatomy
Museum
Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology

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