Lagorchestes
{{Short description|Genus of marsupials}}
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| image = Eastern Hare-wallaby Pengo.jpg
| image_caption = Eastern hare-wallaby
| taxon = Lagorchestes
| authority = Gould, 1841{{MSW3 Groves|pages=62-63}}
| type_species = Macropus leporides
| type_species_authority = 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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| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
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| 120px | Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus | 120px |
| 120px | Rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus | 120px |
=Extinct=
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| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| †Lake Mackay hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus | 120px | |
| 120px | †Eastern hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes leporides | 120px |
The oldest known fossil of Lagorchestes is an 11,000-year-old one of the extant spectacled hare-wallaby.[https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=40152 The Paleobiology Database]
References
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External links
- {{cite web |title=Lagorchestes Gould, 1841 |publisher=Atlas of Living Australia |url=https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/b1ab9db6-f172-44af-a222-5f0eacd688ac}}
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Category:Marsupials of Australia
Category:Taxa named by John Gould
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