Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia - Volume II Part 36
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Volume II Part 36

Family Didelphidae.

11. Thylacinus cynocephalus Fischer 6:2.

Didelphis cynocephalus Harris.

12. Diabolus ursinus 6:1 6:2.

Didelphis ursina Harris.

Sarcophilus ursinus F. Cuv.

Dasyurus.

* Thumb small, clawless.

13. D. maculatus 6:1 6:2.

Viverra maculata Shaw.

Dasyurus macrurus Geoff.

14. D. geoffroyii Gould 1:3.

** Thumb none.

15. Dasyurus viverrinus Geoff. 1:1 1:2 1:3 6:1 6:2.

Didelphis viverrina Shaw. 1:6.

Var. Das. maugei Geoff.

Phascogale Temm.

* Tail end tufted.

16. Ph. penicillata Temm. 1:2 1:11 2:1.

Didelphis penicillata Shaw 1:3.

Dasyurus tafa Geoff.

** Tail conical, end pencilled.

17. Ph. minima Temm. 6:3.

Dasyurus minimus Geoff.

Ph. swainsonii Waterh.

18. Ph. affinis, new species. 6:6.

19. Ph. rufogaster, new species. 2:1.

20. Ph. flavipes Waterh. 1:2 1:3.

21. Ph. murina Waterh. 1:2 3:4.

22. Ph. leucogaster, new species 3:1.

23. Myrmecobius fasciatus Waterh. 3:1.

24. ---- ---- ? rufus Mitch.e.l.l.

Red shrew mouse G. Bennett 1:8 ?

Perameles.

a Tail tapering.

* Rump banded.

25. Per. gunnii Gray 6:1.

26. Per. fasciata new species 1:3 2:1.

** Hair grizzled, ears acute, long.

27. Per. nasuta Geoff. 1:1.

P. aurita Mus Par.

P. bougainvillii Quoy.

*** Hair grizzled, ears rounded. 3:2.

28. Per. fusciventer, new species.

29. Per. obesula Geoff. 1:1 ? 3:1 6:4 6:5.

Didelphis obesula Shaw.

b. Hair soft, tail end tufted, ears very long, Paragalia.

30. Per. lagotis Reid 3:3.

31. Ch.o.e.ropus ecaudatus Ogilby 1:16.

Perameles ecaudatus Ogilby.

32. Phalangista vulpina Desm. 1:7 1:4 2:2 3:2 3:3 5:1 6:1.

Didelphis vulpina Shaw 1:5 1:10.

Didelphis lemurina Shaw 1:11.

Didelphis peregrina Bodd.

Var. 1. 3:1.

Var. 2. 1:5.

33. Phal. fuliginosa Ogilby 6:2.

Var. grisea.

34. Phal. xanthopus Ogilby 1:19.

35. Phal. canina Ogilby 1:2.

36. Phal. cuvieri Gray 1:8 ?

Ph. cookii Cuvier.