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Lesser stick-nest rat

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Taxon extinct_taxon Q301152
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Lesser stick-nest rat

Summary

Lesser stick-nest rat is an extinct taxon[1]. It draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (extinct_taxon category, ranking #84 of 175).[2]

Key Facts

  • Lesser stick-nest rat's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon[3].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species[5].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat belongs to the parent taxon Leporillus[6].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat is endemic to mainland Australia[7].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Lesser stick-nest rat is Leporillus apicalis[8].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat's Commons category is recorded as Leporillus apicalis[9].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Leporillus apicalis[10].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat's Commons gallery is recorded as Leporillus apicalis[11].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat is commonly known as Lesser stick-nest rat[12].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat is commonly known as Lesser Stick-nest Rat[13].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat is commonly known as White-tipped Stick-nest Rat[14].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat is commonly known as Kleine Häschenratte[15].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat's taxon author citation is recorded as (Gould, 1853)[16].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat's extinction date is recorded as 1933[17].
  • Lesser stick-nest rat's P14516 is recorded as Q140084493[18].

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Classification

Lesser stick-nest rat's scientific name is Leporillus apicalis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Leporillus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include it[12], White-tipped Stick-nest Rat[14], and Kleine Häschenratte[15].

Distribution

Lesser stick-nest rat is endemic to mainland Australia[7].

Identifiers

Lesser stick-nest rat's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 45508[19]. Lesser stick-nest rat's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 2836924[20]. Lesser stick-nest rat's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 1179134[21]. Lesser stick-nest rat's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2437781[22]. Lesser stick-nest rat's ITIS TSN is recorded as 585286[23].

Why It Matters

Lesser stick-nest rat draws 233 Wikipedia views per month (extinct_taxon category, ranking #84 of 175).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

References

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · TerrorBite · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent taxon → Leporillus
    Instance of → extinct taxon
    Instance of → —
    Endemic to → mainland Australia
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P14516]]: [[Q140084493]], Added EPBC conservation status (P14516) using data from https://www.environment.gov.au"
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