last collected ca. 1888 in South Australia
495mm ground-dwelling steppe marsupial herbivore endemic to southeastern Australia
specimens in London
disappeared after devegetation for pasturage; also declined following introduction of competitor rabbits and predator foxes
References:
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.93
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.211
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