Lagorchestes
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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:
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| File:Lagorchestes1.jpg | Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus | File:Spectacled Hare Wallaby area.png |
| File:Lagorchestes hirsutus (40007266231) 2.jpg | Rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus | File:Lagorchestes hirsutus map.png |
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Extinct
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| †Lake Mackay hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus | File:Lagorchestes asomatus map.png | |
| File:Lagorchestes leporides Gould.jpg | †Eastern hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes leporides | File:Lagorchestes leporides map.png |
The oldest known fossil of Lagorchestes is an 11,000-year-old one of the extant spectacled hare-wallaby.[1]
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