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Genus of marsupials From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
Lagorchestes | |
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Eastern hare-wallaby | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Family: | Macropodidae |
Subfamily: | Macropodinae |
Genus: | Lagorchestes Gould, 1841[1] |
Type species | |
Macropus leporides Gould, 1841 | |
Species | |
It has four species, two of which are extinct:
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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![]() | Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus | ![]() |
![]() | Rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus | ![]() |
Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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†Lake Mackay hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus | ![]() | |
![]() | †Eastern hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes leporides | ![]() |
The oldest known fossil of Lagorchestes is an 11,000-year-old one of the extant spectacled hare-wallaby.[2]
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