Macrotis leucura Thomas 1887

Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Peramelemorphia, Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, pp. 38-42 : 38

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scientific name	Macrotis leucura Thomas 1887
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Macrotis leucura Thomas 1887 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 19: 397.

Type Locality: Undesignated; as the specimen was sent by the South Australian Museum's taxidermist to London, Thomas (1887 a) thought it might have originated near Adelaide or in the northern part of South Australia, whence others in the same collection had come .

Vernacular Names: Lesser Bilby.

Synonyms: Macrotis minor (Spencer 1897) ; Macrotis miseliae Tate 1948 ; Macrotis miselius (Finlayson 1932) .

Distribution: C Australia.

Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Extinct.

Discussion: Probably extinct; see Ride (1970:200).