Biology:Lagorchestes
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Short description: Genus of marsupials
| Lagorchestes[2] Temporal range: Recent[1]
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| Eastern hare-wallaby | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Macropodidae |
| Subfamily: | Macropodinae |
| Genus: | Lagorchestes Gould, 1841 |
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| Macropus leporides Gould, 1841
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Lagorchestes is a genus of small, rabbit-like mammals commonly known as hare-wallabies. It includes four species native to Australia and New Guinea, two of which are extinct. Hare-wallabies belong to the macropod family (Macropodidae) which includes kangaroos, wallabies, and other marsupials.
Species
It has four species, two of which are extinct:
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Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus | 
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Rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus | 
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Extinct
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| †Lake Mackay hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus | 
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†Eastern hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes leporides | 
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The oldest known fossil of Lagorchestes is an 11,000-year-old one of the extant spectacled hare-wallaby.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Paleobiology Database
- ↑ Groves, C.P. (2005). Wilson, D.E.; Reeder, D.M.. eds. Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 62-63. ISBN 0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494. http://www.departments.bucknell.edu/biology/resources/msw3/browse.asp.
External links
- "Lagorchestes Gould, 1841". Atlas of Living Australia. https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b1ab9db6-f172-44af-a222-5f0eacd688ac.
Wikidata ☰ Q218873 entry
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