Lagostrophus fasciatus ssp. albipilis
– Extinct
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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MAMMALIA
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Order:
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DIPROTODONTIA
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Family:
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MACROPODIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Lagostrophus fasciatus ssp. albipilis
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Infra-specific Authority:
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(Gould, 1842)
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Common Name/s:
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BANDED HARE-WALLABY (Eng)
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EX ver 2.3 (1994)
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Year Assessed:
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1996
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Annotations:
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Needs updating
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Assessor/s:
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Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group
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Justification:
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L. f. albipilis has not been recorded on mainland Australia since 1906.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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The banded hare-wallaby was endemic to mainland Australia.
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Countries:
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Regionally extinct:
Australia
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Population
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Population:
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It has not been recorded since 1906.
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Habitat and Ecology
Threats
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Threats:
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The disappearance of this species may have been associated with the clearance of vegetation for agriculture, competition for food with rabbits and livestock, and predation from foxes.
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Maxwell, S., Burbidge, A.A. and Morris, K. (compilers) 1996. Action Plan for Australian Marsupials and Monotremes. IUCN/SSC Australasian Marsupial and Monotreme Specialist Group. . Nowak, R.M. (ed.) 1999. Walkers Mammals of the World. Sixth edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London.
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