Lagorchestes

3 species

The list of species of Lagorchestes genus

Lagorchestes is a genus containing all but one of the species referred to as hare-wallabies.

†Lake Mackay hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus (extinct)
Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus
Rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus
†Eastern hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes leporides (extinct)

The oldest known fossil of Lagorchestes is an 11,000-year-old one of the extant spectacled hare-wallaby.

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The list of species of Lagorchestes genus

Lagorchestes is a genus containing all but one of the species referred to as hare-wallabies.

†Lake Mackay hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes asomatus (extinct)
Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus
Rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus
†Eastern hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes leporides (extinct)

The oldest known fossil of Lagorchestes is an 11,000-year-old one of the extant spectacled hare-wallaby.

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Rufous hare-wallaby

Lagorchestes hirsutus

The rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus ), also known as the mala, is a small macropod found in Australia. It was formerly widely distributed across the western half of the continent, but naturally occurring populations are now confined to...

Lake Mackay hare-wallaby

Lagorchestes asomatus

The Lake Mackay hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes asomatus ), also known as the central hare-wallaby or kuluwarri, is an extinct species of macropod formerly found in central Australia. Very little is known about it.

Spectacled hare-wallaby

Lagorchestes conspicillatus

The spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus ) is a species of macropod found in Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, a small sub-population is found on Barrow Island, while the mainland type is widespread, though in decline, across...