Lagorchestes asomatus

H. H. Finlayson, 1943

Central Hare Wallaby

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Macropodiformes
Superfamily : Macropodoidea
Family : Macropodidae
Subfamily : Macropodinae
Tribe : Macropodini
Genus : Lagorchestes

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Finlayson, H.H. 1943-07-30. A new species of Lagorchestes (Marsupialia). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 67:319-321.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41568792

Original name as described

Lagorchestes asomatus

Other common names

Central Hare-wallaby · Kuluwarri · Lake Mackay Hare-wallaby · Least hare Wallaby

Type material

SAMA M3710

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

between Mt Farewell and Lake McKay, c.129° 30' E, 22° 15' S, Central Australia, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000272

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Lagorchestes asomatus

H. H. Finlayson, 1943

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

asomatus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

SAMA M3710

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

319

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/41568792

Authority publication

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia

Name usages

  1. Corbet & Hill (1980:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  2. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11160) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000272) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11160/21954573) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

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