Leporillus
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Leporillus Fossil range: East Pleistocene to Recent |
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Leporillus is a genus of rodent in the Muridae family. It contains the following species:
- Lesser Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus apicalis)
- Greater Stick-nest Rat (Leporillus conditor)
[edit] References
- Musser, G. G. and M. D. Carleton. 2005. Superfamily Muroidea. Pp. 894-1531 in Mammal Species of the World a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. D. E. Wilson and D. M. Reeder eds. Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.