Honey Possum juvenile, potted specimen
Maker
Frederic Wood Jones FRS (b.1879, d.1954)
Date
Circa 1930-1937
Description
Potted specimen of a juvenile honey possum (Tarsipes rostratus), possibly pouch young. The jar bears the description, 'T. SPENSERAE' - a now superceded species name for this animal.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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