Lagorchestes hirsutus
J. Gould, 1844
Rufous 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
Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005
Authority citation
Gould, J. 1844-09. Mr. Gould laid before the Meeting specimens of three new species of Mammalia. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1844:31-33.
Authority publication link
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12862326Original name as described
Lagorchestes hirsutus
Other common names
Brown Hare Wallaby · Mala · Western Hare Wallaby
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1844.2.15.16, BMNH:Mamm:1846.4.25.12
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/68162bd5-741e-4103-b317-035eefa24228 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/68826e69-34d6-4c7f-bd7d-6963996a800c https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/da3727c7-8bea-4724-a553-8e72e4134928 https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/ddd98efb-4de0-48ba-8f86-a1633f982c73Type locality
York District, Western Australia, Australia.
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia
IUCN Red List status
Vulnerable
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