Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792)

Ghiraldi, Luca, Carmignotto, Ana Paula, Tosetto, Vera, Ingleby, Sandy & Eldridge, Mark D. B., 2021, Revised catalogue of monotremes and marsupials in the historic mammal collection housed at Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali of Torino, Italy, Bonn zoological Bulletin 70 (1), pp. 1-14 : 9-10

COMMON BRUSHTAIL POSSUM Trichosurus vulpecula (Kerr, 1792) (LC)

MZUT T491 (2268); mount; unsexed ad.; Australia; donation by Mr. Gallardo;

MZUT T491 (MACUT 7051); skeleton;

MZUT T492 (704); mount; unsexed ad.; 1845; Australia; purchased by G.A. Frank;

MZUT T493 (679); mount; unsexed ad.; eastern coast of Australia, I/1844; donation by Dr. Ricord;

MZUT T494 (807); mount; unsexed ad.; Australia; 1845; purchased by G.A. Frank;

MZUT T495; skin; unsexed ad.; Gosford, New South Wales, Australia; 1893; donation by G. Podenzana;

MZUT T496 (MACUT 7868); skeleton; w.d.

Remarks: The specimens MZUT T491 and MZUT T496 were undetermined. The specimen MZUT T494 is albino variety. Alexandre Ricord (1798-1876) was an assistant surgeon who devoted his life to natural history. He travelled in tropical America between 1826 and 1834, collecting many zoological specimens. We didn’t find any information about Mr. Gallardo.