Spectacled hare-wallaby

The spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) is a species of macropod found in Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, a small sub-population is found on Barrow Island, while the mainland type is widespread, though in decline, across northern regions of the country.

Spectacled hare-wallaby
Temporal range: Recent
Plate 58 of Mammals of Australia Vol. II
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Macropodidae
Genus: Lagorchestes
Species:
L. conspicillatus
Binomial name
Lagorchestes conspicillatus
Gould, 1842
Subspecies
  • L. c. conspicillatus
  • L. c. leichardti
Spectacled hare-wallaby range
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