Rufous hare wallaby

(Lagorchestes hirsutus)

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Description

The rufous hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes hirsutus),also known as the mala,is a small macropod found in Australia.It was formerly widely distributed across the western half of the continent but is now confined to Bernier Island and Dorre Island Islands off Western Australia.It is currently classified as vulnerable

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum:
Class: Mammalia
Order:Diprotodontia
Family:Macropodidae
Genus:Lagorchestes
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