zoology
Buffon Natural History - Plate 77: Flying Squirrels and Rodents
by Robert Bénard (after Buffon)
Year:c. 1760-1780
Collection:Original document owned by ATX Austin LLC
Medium:Hand-colored copperplate engraving
About this artwork
Six species of flying squirrels and related rodents: L'Ecureuil volant, Le Taguan (Large Flying Squirrel), Le Grand Guerlinquet (Large Ground Squirrel), Le Coquallin (Chipmunk), Le Petit Guerlinquet (Small Ground Squirrel), and Le Polatouche (Russian Flying Squirrel). Shows anatomical detail of wing membranes. Public Domain.
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