''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 n ...
in the family
Muridae endemic to
Australia.
It contains the following species:
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Lesser stick-nest rat (''Leporillus apicalis'') (extinct)
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Greater stick-nest rat (''Leporillus conditor'')
References
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Rodent genera
Mammal genera with one living species
Taxa named by Oldfield Thomas
Taxonomy articles created by Polbot
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