Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould 1844

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Diprotodontia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 43-70 : 63

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11347271
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scientific name	Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould 1844
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Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould 1844 View in CoL

Lagorchestes hirsutus Gould 1844 View in CoL , Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1844: 32.

Type Locality: Australia, Western Australia, York district.

Vernacular Names: Rufous Hare-wallaby.

Synonyms: Lagorchestes bernieri Thomas 1907 ; Lagorchestes dorreae Thomas 1907 .

Distribution: C Western Australia, C Australia, Dorre Isl and Bernier Isl (Western Australia). Survives only on Bernier and Dorre Isls, and a tiny area NW of Alice Springs (Northern Territory, Australia).

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Extinct as L. h. hirsutus , otherwise Vulnerable. Rare.