. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 586 THE POUCHED ANIMALS. They wear a mantle of Coosoo fur with the same gratification of vanity which we derive from a gar- ment of Sable or Marten. THE POUCHED SQUIRRELS. The Pouched Squirrels {Petauroides) bear such a striking resemblance to the better known Flying Squirrels in their physical conformation, that they might easily be mistaken for them, if their dentition were not so different from that of those rodents. »w.^«. SUG-AB SQTJIBEEL. This pretty ag le an mal nakes its home in eastern Austral a in the dense for es
. The animals of the world. Brehm's life of animals;. Mammals. 586 THE POUCHED ANIMALS. They wear a mantle of Coosoo fur with the same gratification of vanity which we derive from a gar- ment of Sable or Marten. THE POUCHED SQUIRRELS. The Pouched Squirrels {Petauroides) bear such a striking resemblance to the better known Flying Squirrels in their physical conformation, that they might easily be mistaken for them, if their dentition were not so different from that of those rodents. »w.^«. SUG-AB SQTJIBEEL. This pretty ag le an mal nakes its home in eastern Austral a in the dense for ests of eucalyptus trees, the bark of which contains a kind of sugar, known as "; From this favorite food the Sugar Squirrel gets its popular name. It has a flying membrane like the American Flying Squirrel and can use it with great effectiveness. [Petaurus sciureus.) The Pouched Squir- The single species of the genus, the rel, its Haunts Pouched Squirrel {Petauroides vo- and Habits. tans'), possesses a flying membrane extending from the top of the fore leg to the base of the large toe of the hind foot. It attains a length of body of twenty inches; the tail, which is bare on the under side of the tip, being of about the same length. The head is small; the snout short and pointed; the eyes are very large and the ears are broad and grown with thick, bushy hair. The feet have strong, curved and sharp nails. The fur is very long, soft, bushy on the tail and subject to great modifications in point of hue. Generally the upper surface of the animal is brownish black, the head a more decided brown; the flying membrane is marked with whitish spots; the snout, chin and paws are black, and the throat, chest and abdomen are white. The Pouched Squirrel inhabits Australia, from Queensland to Victoria, especially the extensive for- ests between Port Philip and Moreton Bay, and is said to be common throughout that region, though it is rarely seen in confinement. Nocturnal, l
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