Spectacled hare-wallaby

Spectacled hare-wallaby
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
  • Lagorchestes conspicillatus conspicillatus
  • Lagorchestes conspicillatus leichardti
Spectacled hare-wallaby range

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.