Lesser Stick-nest Rat – Leporillus apicalis

Leporillus apicalisGould, 1853

Accepterad namn, Mammal Species of the World 2005

The last specimen of L. apicalis was collected near Mt Crombie in 1933, but there are recent reports from Western Australia of stick nests in caves with fresh green vegetation woven into their structure, a tantalizing sign that the species may not be extinct (Robinson, 1995a). Former distribution, along with detailed ecological information, summarized by Copley (1999).

• Wilson, D and Reeder, D. (eds.) 2005. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. 3rd ed. -- 2142 pp. Johns Hopkins University Press.