Leporillus apicalis (Gould, 1853) . Proc. Zool. Soc. Lond., 1853:126.

TYPE LOCALITY: Australia, South Australia .

DISTRIBUTION: Australia: once found in S Northern Territory, C and SE Western Australia, South Australia, and western parts of New South Wales and Victoria, but now presumed to be extinct; extent of former range indicated by specimens caught in late 1800's and early 1900's and distribution of empty stick nests (Mahoney and Richardson, 1988: 159; Watts and Aslin, 1981: 152).

STATUS: IUCN - Extinct.