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Lagorchestes asomatus H. H. Finlayson, 1943

Central Hare Wallaby

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

Nominal names: asomatus H. H. Finlayson, 1943

Other common names: Central Hare-wallaby|Kuluwarri|Lake Mackay Hare-wallaby|Least hare Wallaby


Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria -- Infraclass: Marsupialia -- Order: Diprotodontia -- Family: Macropodidae -- Subfamily: Macropodinae -- Tribe: Macropodini

Type specimen voucher catalogue number: SAMA M3710

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

Past geographic Country distribution (coarse map shown below; most species exist in only part of countries): Australia (AUS)

Species Status: This species went extinct in the last 500 years, it lived in wild habitats, its taxonomic status is currently accepted, and it is listed in MSW3 2005.

IUCN Red List of Threatened Species status: Extinct


Species Permalink: http://www.classic.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000272

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