. A hand-book to the marsupialia and monotremata. ^ —Central and Southern Queensland. This pretty little animal is the smallest representative of thegenus, and, both in form and coloration, simulates the commonHouse-Mouse to a remarkable degree. XI. LONG-TAILED POUCHED MOUSE. PHASCOLOGALELONGICAUDATA. Phascologale longicaudata, Schlegel, Ned. Tijdsehr. Dierk.,vol. iii., p. 356 (1866); Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus.,p. 293 (1888). Characters.—May be distinguished from the last by beingnearly double the size, and by the length of the tail exceedingthat of the head and body ;
. A hand-book to the marsupialia and monotremata. ^ —Central and Southern Queensland. This pretty little animal is the smallest representative of thegenus, and, both in form and coloration, simulates the commonHouse-Mouse to a remarkable degree. XI. LONG-TAILED POUCHED MOUSE. PHASCOLOGALELONGICAUDATA. Phascologale longicaudata, Schlegel, Ned. Tijdsehr. Dierk.,vol. iii., p. 356 (1866); Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus.,p. 293 (1888). Characters.—May be distinguished from the last by beingnearly double the size, and by the length of the tail exceedingthat of the head and body ; the latter feature distinguishing itfrom all the other species with the exception of P. nearest approach to this condition is made by P. wallaciiin which the length of the tail is equal to that of the head andbody. Distribution.—Aru Islands. 5 CM. titE tOUCHED MiCfi. t75 XII. BRUSH-TAILED POUCHED MOUSE. PHASCOLOGALEPENICILLATA. Didelphis penidllata, Shaw, Gen. Zool., vol. i., pt. 2, p. 502 (1800).Dasyurus penicillatus, GeofFr., Ann. Museum, vol. iii., p. 361 (1804),Dasyurus tafa, Geoffr., op. cit., p. penicillata, Temminck, Monogr. Mamm., vol. i., p. 58 (1827); Thomas, Cat. Marsup. Brit. Mus., p. 294 (1888). (Plate XXVin.) The present and following species may be distinguished fromall the other members of the genus with uniformly colouredbacks by the tip of the tail being evenly tufted all round,whereas in the others the tail is either short-haired, or crestedon the terminal portion of the upper surface only. Characters.—Size large; form stout and strong; fur short andcoarse. General colour finely-grizzled pale grey; under-partsand inner surface of limbs white or pale grey, the hairs on thepouch being rufous ; muzzle with an indistinct darker very large, nearly naked. Feet grey; soles of hind feet
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