Eastern hare-wallaby
Lagorchestes leporides (Gould, 1840)
EXExtinctmarsupialsExtinct
The eastern hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes leporides) is a species in the family Macropodidae, order Diprotodontia. Recorded adults weigh about 3 kg and live up to 1 year. Source checklists list it for 1 country: Australia. Its IUCN Red List status is Extinct.
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Quick facts about the eastern hare-wallaby
- Weight
- 3 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- 1 yearsrc for Lifespan
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- Not recorded
- Young per litter or clutch
- 1src for Young per litter or clutch
- Active
- At night (nocturnal)src for Active
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Conservation status
- Extinct (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- 1 countrysrc for Countries on record
Photos of the eastern hare-wallaby
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Where does the eastern hare-wallaby live?
Countries where Catalogue of Life checklists list the species. Many checklists carry no country data, so the list is often incomplete. It is not a range map.
The eastern hare-wallaby is listed for 1 country.
- Listed
- Not listed
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Listed by: ITIS (scope: global), through the Catalogue of Life.
What is the eastern hare-wallaby?
The eastern hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes leporides), once also known as the common hare wallaby, is an extinct species of wallaby that was native to southeastern Australia. It was first described by John Gould in 1841.
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Is the eastern hare-wallaby endangered?
The eastern hare-wallaby is listed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List: it no living individuals remain.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Extinct species.
How is the eastern hare-wallaby classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classMammalia
- orderDiprotodontia
- familyMacropodidae
- genusLagorchestes
- SpeciesLagorchestes leporides (Gould, 1840)
Synonyms Macropus leporides
Other names and names in other languages (13)
- Eastern hare wallabyEnglish
- Eastern hare wallabyEnglish
- Eastern hare wallabyEnglish
- klokan zaječíCzech
- Östliches HasenkänguruGerman
- Ualabí liebre orientalSpanish
- ruskomalaFinnish
- Wallaby lièvreFrench
- ウサギワラビーJapanese
- BuidelhaasDutch
- filander zajęczyPolish
- Ualabi-Lebre-comumPortuguese
- Длинноухий кенгуруRussian
Relatives of the eastern hare-wallaby
Other species in the same genus Lagorchestes.
Rufous hare-wallaby
Lagorchestes hirsutus
Spectacled hare-wallaby
Lagorchestes conspicillatus
Lake Mackay hare-wallaby
Lagorchestes asomatus
CompareEastern hare-wallaby vs Rufous hare-wallabyEastern hare-wallaby vs Spectacled hare-wallabyEastern hare-wallaby vs Lake Mackay hare-wallabyEastern hare-wallaby vs Lagorchestes gymnotis
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the eastern hare-wallaby?
An adult eastern hare-wallaby weighs 3 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Where does the eastern hare-wallaby live?
Catalogue of Life checklists list the eastern hare-wallaby for 1 country: Australia. Checklist coverage is uneven, so the true range may be wider.
Is the eastern hare-wallaby endangered?
The eastern hare-wallaby is listed as Extinct on the IUCN Red List, meaning it no living individuals remain.
How long does the eastern hare-wallaby live?
The eastern hare-wallaby has a recorded lifespan of 1 year.
What kind of animal is the eastern hare-wallaby?
The eastern hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes leporides) belongs to the family Macropodidae in the order Diprotodontia.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
- An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles · CC0 1.0 · E096-269
Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - Catalogue of Life eXtended Release · CC BY 4.0 · 2026-10-16 XR
Catalogue of Life (2026). Catalogue of Life eXtended Release, version 2026-10-16 XR. Catalogue of Life Foundation, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://doi.org/10.48580/dgzlf - Wikimedia Commons · per file (CC0 / public domain / CC BY green, CC BY-SA amber, anything else not displayed) · 2026-11-11
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Wilman, H., Belmaker, J., Simpson, J., de la Rosa, C., Rivadeneira, M.M. & Jetz, W. (2014) EltonTraits 1.0: Species-level foraging attributes of the world's birds and mammals. Ecology 95: 2027. https://doi.org/10.1890/13-1917.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3559887.v1 - Wikidata · CC0 1.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikidata contributors. Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org (data retrieved via the Wikidata Query Service). - Wikipedia (English) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · 2026-11-11
Wikipedia contributors. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org (text under CC BY-SA 4.0; each block names its article and revision).
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