Leporillus

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)

Leporillus Temporal range: Early Pleistocene to Recent
Leporillus apicalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Muridae
Tribe:	Hydromyini
Genus:	Leporillus Thomas, 1906
Species
†Leporillus apicalis 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.