Lagorchestes leporides

(J. Gould, 1841)

Eastern 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

Gould, J. 1841-04. Specimens were exhibited of five new species of Kangaroo, forming part of the collection made by Mr. Gould. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1840:92-94.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571528

Original name as described

Macropus leporides

Other common names

Brown Hare-wallaby · Common Hare-wallaby · Dancing-hare · Hare-kangaroo

Type material

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1128

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/88765f46-f2c3-49cd-88f6-de1d9366d4cf https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e9754c5c-9a87-4604-a424-82308364a160

Type locality

interior of Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000275

Country distribution map

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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.

Macropus leporides

(J. Gould, 1841)

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

leporides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1128

Type kind

lectotype

Type specimen URI

https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/88765f46-f2c3-49cd-88f6-de1d9366d4cf https://data.nhm.ac.uk/object/e9754c5c-9a87-4604-a424-82308364a160

Authority page

93

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571528

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London

Name usages

Lesson (1842:194) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)

Lagorchestes leporides

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

leporides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

17

Authority publication

London

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 #11163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11163/21954274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lagorchestes leporoïdes

J. Gould, 1841

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

leporoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

Unnumbered Plate

Authority publication

London

Lagorchestes gymnotis

E. Blyth, 1859

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

gymnotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

276

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40260550

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Blyth (1863:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534865) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)

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