Species Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould, 1842
Spectacled Hare-wallaby
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Present on Barrow Is.
IBRA
NT, Qld, WA: Arnhem Coast (ARC), Arnhem Plateau (ARP), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Burt Plain (BRT), Central Arnhem (CA), Carnarvon (CAR), Channel Country (CHC), Central Kimberley (CK), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Central Ranges (CR), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Daly Basin (DAB), Darwin Coastal (DAC), Desert Uplands (DEU), Dampierland (DL), Davenport Murchison Ranges (DMR), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Finke (FIN), Gascoyne (GAS), Gibson Desert (GD), Gulf Fall and Uplands (GFU), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Great Sandy Desert (GSD), Gulf Coastal (GUC), Gulf Plains (GUP), Great Victoria Desert (GVD), Hampton (HAM), Little Sandy Desert (LSD), MacDonnell Ranges (MAC), Mitchell Grass Downs (MGD), Mount Isa Inlier (MII), Murchison (MUR), Northern Kimberley (NK), NSW North Coast (NNC), Nullarbor (NUL), Ord Victoria Plain (OVP), Pine Creek (PCK), Pilbara (PIL), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD), Sturt Plateau (STU), Tanami (TAN), Tiwi Cobourg (TIW), Victoria Bonaparte (VB), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)
Ecological Descriptors
Folivore, hummock grassland, nocturnal, open forest, subtropical, tall shrubland, terrestrial, tussock grassland.
General References
Bakker, H.R. & Bradshaw, S.D. 1983. Renal function in the spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus: effects of dehydration and protein deficiency. Australian Journal of Zoology 31: 101-108
Bakker, H.R. & Bradshaw, S.D. 1989. Rate of water turnover and electrolyte balance of an arid-zone marsupial, the spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) on Barrow Island. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology 92(A): 521-529
Burbidge, A.A. & Johnson, P.M. 1995. Spectacled Hare-wallaby Lagorchestes conspicillatus. pp. 313-315 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp.
Dawson, W.R. & Bennett, A.F. 1971. Thermoregulation in the marsupial Lagorchestes conspicillatus. Journal of Physiology 63: 239-241
Hayman, D. & Sharp, P. 1981. Verification of the structure of the complex sex chromosome system in Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould (Marsupialia: Mammalia). Chromosoma (Berlin) 83: 263-274
Ingleby, S. 1991. Distribution and status of the spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus. Wildlife Research 18: 501-519
Ingleby, S. & Westoby, M. 1992. Habitat requirements of the spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) in the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Wildlife Research 19: 721-741
Johnson, P.M. 1993. Reproduction of the spectacled hare-wallaby, Lagorchestes conspicillatus Gould (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) in captivity, with age estimation of the pouch young. Wildlife Research 20: 97-101
Johnston, P.M. & Lyon, B.J. 1985. The spectacled hare-wallaby in Queensland. Queensland Agricultural Journal 111: 116
Press, A.J. 1988. The distribution and status of macropods (Marsupialia: Macropodidae) in Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory. Australian Mammalogy 11: 103-108
Short, J. & Turner, B. 1991. Distribution and abundance of spectacled hare-wallabies and euros on Barrow Island, Western Australia. Wildlife Research 18: 421-429
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Spectacled Hare-wallaby)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29-Nov-2016 | 05-Nov-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |