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Choeropus castanotis

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Title

Choeropus castanotis

Date

1845

Contributor

Krefft, Gerard , 1830-1881 (artist)

Description

Drawing depicting: Chaeropus ecaudatus -- Pig-footed Bandicoot. Alternate name on piece: Choeropus castanotis [Chestnut-eared choeropus]

Note

See text for explanation of C. castanotis and occidentalis taxonomy. Since Krefft was only 15 at the time of publication of Mamm I:6, the purpose and use of this painting is unknown.

Extent

26 x 36cm

Subject

Zoology
Zoological illustration

Gould number

727

URI

https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-gould/19412

Call number

Ellis Omnia C547

Rights statement

This work is free of known copyright restrictions.

Rights URI

https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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