Leporillus
Genus of rodents
| Leporillus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to Recent | |
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| Leporillus apicalis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Rodentia |
| Family: | Muridae |
| Tribe: | Hydromyini |
| Genus: | Leporillus Thomas, 1906 |
| Species | |
| †Leporillus apicalis | |
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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Extant species of subfamily Murinae (Pogonomys–Pseudomys)
Division
| Abeomelomys |
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| Anisomys |
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| Brassomys |
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| Chiruromys |
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| Coccymys |
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| Hyomys (White-eared rats) |
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| Macruromys (New Guinean rats) |
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| Mallomys (Giant tree rats) |
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| Mammelomys |
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| Pogonomelomys (Rummler's mosaic tailed rats) |
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| Pogonomys (Prehensile-tailed rats) |
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| Xenuromys |
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Division
| Conilurus |
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| Leggadina |
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| Leporillus (Australian stick-nest rats) |
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| Mastacomys |
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| Mesembriomys (Tree rats) |
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| Notomys (Australian hopping mice) |
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| Pseudomys (Australian native mice) |
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| Zyzomys (Thick-tailed rats) |
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- See also
- Aethomys–Chrotomys
- Colomys–Golunda
- Hadromys–Maxomys
- Melasmothrix–Mus
- Oenomys–Pithecheir
- Rattus
- Stenocephalomys–Xeromys
- Otomys
- Others
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