''Leporillus'' is a genus of

rodent Rodents (from Latin , 'to gnaw') are mammals of the order Rodentia (), which are characterized by a single pair of continuously growing incisors in each of the upper and lower jaws. About 40% of all mammal species are rodents. They are na ...

in the family

Muridae The Muridae, or murids, are the largest family of rodents and of mammals, containing approximately 1,383 species, including many species of mice, rats, and gerbils found naturally throughout Eurasia, Africa, and Australia. The name Muridae come ...

endemic to

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

. It contains the following species: *

Lesser stick-nest rat The lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat (''Leporillus apicalis'') is an extinct species of rodent in the family (biology), family Muridae. It lived in central Australia where it built nests of sticks that accumulate over years a ...

(''Leporillus apicalis'') (extinct) *

Greater stick-nest rat The greater stick-nest rat, also known as the house-building rat and wopilkara (''Leporillus conditor'') is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. They are about the size of a small rabbit and construct large nests of interwoven sticks. Onc ...

(''Leporillus conditor'')

References

* Rodent genera Mammal genera with one living species Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Murinae-stub