Macropods (family Macropodidae) Common nameScientific nameRangeCommentsPicturesMainland banded hare-wallabyLagostrophus fasciatus albipilisWestern AustraliaNot considered to be a valid subspecies by some sources.120pxLake Mackay hare-wallabyLagorchestes asomatusBetween Mount Farewell and Lake Mackay, Northern Territory; possibly Great Sandy, Gibson, and Tanami DesertsAlso known as kuluwarri. The only known specimen was collected in 1932. Western Aboriginal Australians stated that it disappeared between 1940 and 1960. It was possibly driven to extinction by predation by feral cats and foxes, and changes to the fire regime.South-western rufous hare-wallabyLagorchestes hirsutus hirsutusSouth-west of Western AustraliaThe south-western subspecies (L. h. hirsutus) is extinct. Two other subspecies survive: L. h. bernieri and L. h. 'central Australian subspecies'.120pxEastern hare-wallabyLagorchestes leporidesInterior southeastern AustraliaLast specimen was collected in 1889. The species was possibly driven to extinction by habitat loss caused by livestock grazing and increased summer wildfires after the end of native controlled fires in the winter.center|120pxToolache wallabyNotamacropus greyiSoutheastern AustraliaThe last confirmed records in the wild happened in 1924. Unconfirmed sightings happened in 1943 and 1950s-1970s, but extensive searching in the 1970s failed to locate any. The last captive animal died in 1939.Australian Governmentcenter|120pxCrescent nailtail wallabyOnychogalea lunataWestern and central AustraliaLast recorded individual was killed in 1956.Finlayson, H.H. (1961). On central Australian mammals. Part IV-The distribution and status of central Australian species. Records of the South Australian Museum. 14: 141–191. Extinction caused by predation by feral cats and foxes, and human-induced habitat degradation.center|120pxChristensen's pademelonThylogale christenseniNew GuineaMost recent remains dated to 1738-1385 BCE.
macropods (family macropodidae) common namescientific namerangecommentspicturesmainland banded hare-wallabylagostrophus fasciatus albipiliswestern australianot considered to be a valid subspecies by some sources120pxlake mackay hare-wallabylagorchestes asomatusbetween mount farewell and lake mackay northern territory; possibly great sandy gibson and tanami desertsalso known as kuluwarri the only known specimen was collected in 1932 western aboriginal australians stated that it disappeared between 1940 and 1960 it was possibly driven to extinction by predation by feral cats and foxes and changes to the fire regimesouth-western rufous hare-wallabylagorchestes hirsutus hirsutussouth-west of western australiathe south-western subspecies (l h hirsutus) is extinct two other subspecies survive l h bernieri and l h 'central australian subspecies'120pxeastern hare-wallabylagorchestes leporidesinterior southeastern australialast specimen was collected in 1889 the species was possibly driven to extinction by habitat loss caused by livestock grazing and increased summer wildfires after the end of native controlled fires in the wintercenter|120pxtoolache wallabynotamacropus greyisoutheastern australiathe last confirmed records in the wild happened in 1924 unconfirmed sightings happened in 1943 and 1950s-1970s but extensive searching in the 1970s failed to locate any the last captive animal died in 1939australian governmentcenter|120pxcrescent nailtail wallabyonychogalea lunatawestern and central australialast recorded individual was killed in 1956finlayson hh (1961) on central australian mammals part iv-the distribution and status of central australian species records of the south australian museum 14 141–191 extinction caused by predation by feral cats and foxes and human-induced habitat degradationcenter|120pxchristensen's pademelonthylogale christenseninew guineamost recent remains dated to 1738-1385 bce