Land and Fresftr-water Vertebrate* in Victoria. 41 



Tasmania is distinctly weaker in Phalangeridce. The absence 

 of Phascolarctus is very marked. There are no peculiar North 

 Victorian forms in these two families. This distribution agrees 

 well with the nearly total absence of the forest-loving Phal- 

 angeridce from Central Australia (Horn Expedition). 



Macropodid.e. 



