Lagorchestes
Sign in to saveLagorchestes 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.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDiprotodontia
- FamilyMacropodidae
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- Macropodinae
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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: {| class="wikitable" |- ! Image !! Scientific name !!Distribution |- |120px || Spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus||120px |- |120px || Rufous hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes hirsutus||120px |- |}