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MAMMALS OF THE PACIFIC WORLD 



Fig. 12 — Lesser Flying Ph danger 



yellowish white beneath. The length is almost thirty inches, of 

 which seventeen inches are tail. It is found in eastern Australia 

 from southern Queensland to Victoria. 



The Pygmy Flying Phalanger (Acrobat es) is a tiny species, 

 grayish above, white beneath. The length is about six inches, 

 nearly half of which is tail. It is distributed from Queensland 

 to Victoria. 



The Greater Flying Phalanger (Schoinohates) has very 

 long, soft fur. The ears are large and naked, and the tip of 

 the tail prehensile. In the present species the flying membrane 

 is attached to the elbow, not to the wrist, as in those described 

 before. In color it is dark ashy gray above, varying from black- 

 ish to quite pale gray; underparts are whitish. The length is 

 thirty-six inches, including the twenty-inch tail. Its range is 

 Queensland to Victoria. 



