Lagorchestes leporides

(J. Gould, 1841)

Eastern Hare Wallaby

Taxonomy

Subclass: Theria
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Superorder: Australidelphia
Order: Diprotodontia
Suborder: Phalangerida
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://mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000275

Country distribution map

The map below provides a general overview. Most species inhabit only specific regions within countries. Hover over the highlighted regions to see the country name.

Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details.

Total: 7 names and synonyms.

Macropus Psilopus

J. Gould, 1840

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

psilopus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

in the interior of Australia

Type locality

Australia.

Authority page

685

Authority page URI

https://books.google.com/books?id=JyFb6r97uq8C&pg=PA685

Authority publication

The Athenaeum

Name usages

Gould (1840:561, https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015033904932?urlappend=%3Bseq=623%3Bownerid=13510798883722042-615) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69406)
Jackson & Groves (2015:171) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus leporides

J. Gould, 1841

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

leporides

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:Mamm:1841.1128

Type kind

lectotype

Original type locality

Interior of Australia

Type locality

Australia: New South Wales.

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)
Jackson & Groves (2015:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Lagorchestes leporoïdes:

J. Gould, 1841

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

leporoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

unjustified_emendation

Authority page

pl. 12 unnumbered p. 1

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62575963

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Gould (1841:@pl. 12 unnumbered p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62575963) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68502)
Gould (1842:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30679704) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60421)
Gould (1842:@pl. 28 unnumbered p. 1, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/62576061) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68503)
Thomas (1888:82, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37986476) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9306)
Ogilby (1892:45, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938505) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)
Trouessart (1898:1192, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53436405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59287)
Trouessart (1905:837, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53423718) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59290)
Jackson & Groves (2015:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Lagorchestes gymnotis

E. Blyth, 1859

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

gymnotis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Original type locality

Hab. —?

Type locality

Australia.

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)
Jackson & Groves (2015:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Macropus gymnotus:

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

gymnotus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

363

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:363, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580359) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)

Macropus leporoides:

A. Murray, 1866

Family

Macropodidae

Root name

leporoides

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

364

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580360

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Murray (1866:364, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580360) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Carus (1868:184, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36932357) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61667)

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

Corbet & Hill (1980:17) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:45) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Flannery (1989:41) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69735)
Corbet & Hill (1991:21) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Groves (1993:52) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69003)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
Jackson & Groves (2015:152) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11163) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000275) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11163/21954274) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Publications

Search Crossref

Fetched automatically from Crossref and not curated by the MDD team. Only works with Lagorchestes leporides in the title or abstract are shown.

Searching Crossref…

Please send any edits, corrections, or unfilled data (including full citations) to mammaldiversity [at] gmail [dot] com.