Acrobates pygmaeus (Shaw 1793)

[Didelphis] pygmaea Shaw 1793, Zool. New Holland, Vol. 1: 5.

Type Locality: Australia, New South Wales, Sydney.

Vernacular Names: Feather-tailed Glider.

Synonyms: Acrobates frontalis De Vis 1887; Acrobates pulchellus W. Rothschild 1892 .

Distribution: Australia: E Queensland to SE South Australia, inland to Deniliquin (New South Wales).

Conservation: IUCN – Lower Risk (lc). Common.

Discussion: Tate (1938:60) believed the single specimen (of A. pulchellus; which is considered a synonym of pygmaeus) obtained in NW New Guinea was probably an introduction as a pet.