Spectacled hare-wallaby: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the spectacled hare-wallaby lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lagorchestes conspicillatus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the spectacled hare-wallaby live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the spectacled hare-wallaby in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the spectacled hare-wallaby endangered?

The spectacled hare-wallaby’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the spectacled hare-wallaby?

The spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Lagorchestes. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the spectacled hare-wallaby

The spectacled hare-wallaby (Lagorchestes conspicillatus) is a species of macropod found in Australia and New Guinea. In Australia, a small sub-population is found on Barrow Island, while the mainland type is widespread, though in decline, across northern regions of the country.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Spectacled hare-wallaby (revision 1315270438), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q639089 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).