Rufous bettong juvenile, potted specimen
Maker
Frederic Wood Jones (b.1879, d.1954)
Date
Circa 1930-1937
Description
Potted specimen of a juvenile rufous bettong (Aepyprymnus rufescens). The specimen is preserved in fluid and contained in a rectangular, glass battery jar. The rufous bettong is a rabbit-sized marsupial found in north eastern Australia. It is the largest representative of the Potoroidae, a family of small, jumping marsupials.
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