Lagorchestes conspicillatus
J. Gould, 1842
Spectacled Hare Wallaby
Distribution :
N Western Australia and adjacent islands, N Northern Territory, N and W Queensland (Australia).
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Taxonomy
| Subclass | : Theria |
| Infraclass | : Marsupialia |
| Superorder | : Australidelphia |
| Order | : Diprotodontia |
| Suborder | : Phalangerida |
| Superfamily | : Macropodoidea |
| Family | : Macropodidae |
| Subfamily | : Macropodinae |
| Tribe | : Macropodini |
| Genus | : Lagorchestes |
Species status
Authority citation
Gould, J. 1842-03. Mr. Gould exhibited four new species of Kangaroos from his collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1841:80-83.
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Original name as described
Lagorchestes conspicillatus
Other common names
Grass Pademelon · Barrow Island Spectacled Hare Wallaby
Type material
BMNH:Mamm:1841.10.12.7
Type kind
holotype
Type specimen URI
Type locality
"Barrow Island, on the north west coast of Australia."
Biogeographic realm
Australasia
Country distribution
Australia · Papua New Guinea
IUCN Red List status
Least Concern
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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.
Total: 10 names and synonyms.
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