Leporillus
| Leporillus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to Recent
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| Leporillus apicalis | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Hydromyini |
| Genus: | Leporillus Thomas, 1906 |
| Species | |
Leporillus is a genus of rodent in the family Muridae endemic to Australia. It contains the following species:
- Lesser stick-nest rat (Leporillus apicalis) (extinct)
- Greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor)
References
- Musser, G. G.; Carleton, M. D. (2005). "Superfamily Muroidea". In Wilson, D. E.; Reeder, D. M. (eds.). Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed.). Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 1350. ISBN 978-0-8018-8221-0. OCLC 62265494.
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