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.
^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. ISBN0-801-88221-4. OCLC 62265494.
External links
"Lagorchestes Gould, 1841". Atlas of Living Australia.
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lagorchestes, genus, small, rabbit, like, mammals, commonly, known, hare, wallabies, includes, four, species, native, australia, guinea, which, extinct, hare, wallabies, belong, macropod, family, macropodidae, which, includes, kangaroos, wallabies, other, mars. 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 2 Temporal range Recent 1 Eastern hare wallabyScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ChordataClass MammaliaInfraclass MarsupialiaOrder DiprotodontiaFamily MacropodidaeSubfamily MacropodinaeGenus LagorchestesGould 1841Type speciesMacropus leporidesGould 1841Species L asomatus L conspicillatus L hirsutus L leporides Contents 1 Species 1 1 Extinct 2 References 3 External linksSpecies EditIt has four species two of which are extinct Image Scientific name Distribution Spectacled hare wallaby Lagorchestes conspicillatus Rufous hare wallaby Lagorchestes hirsutus Extinct Edit Image Scientific name Distribution 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 1 References Edit a b 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 External links Edit Lagorchestes Gould 1841 Atlas of Living Australia This article about a diprotodont is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lagorchestes amp oldid 1146518257, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
