EXTINCT The lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat (Leporillus apicalis) [Here As White-tipped Hapalotis (Hapalotis apicalis)] is an extinct species of rodent in the family Muridae. It lived in central Australia where it built nests of sticks that accumulate over years and can become very large. The last confirmed sighting of this rat was in 1933 although there is a credible report of a sighting in 1970. Natural History artwork from the book ' The mammals of Australia ' by John Gould, 1804-1881 Publication date 1863 Publisher London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the au
![EXTINCT The lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat (Leporillus apicalis) [Here As White-tipped Hapalotis (Hapalotis apicalis)] is an extinct species of rodent in the family Muridae. It lived in central Australia where it built nests of sticks that accumulate over years and can become very large. The last confirmed sighting of this rat was in 1933 although there is a credible report of a sighting in 1970. Natural History artwork from the book ' The mammals of Australia ' by John Gould, 1804-1881 Publication date 1863 Publisher London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the au Stock Photo](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2J6P9FN/extinct-the-lesser-stick-nest-rat-or-white-tipped-stick-nest-rat-leporillus-apicalis-here-as-white-tipped-hapalotis-hapalotis-apicalis-is-an-extinct-species-of-rodent-in-the-family-muridae-it-lived-in-central-australia-where-it-built-nests-of-sticks-that-accumulate-over-years-and-can-become-very-large-the-last-confirmed-sighting-of-this-rat-was-in-1933-although-there-is-a-credible-report-of-a-sighting-in-1970-natural-history-artwork-from-the-book-the-mammals-of-australia-by-john-gould-1804-1881-publication-date-1863-publisher-london-printed-by-taylor-and-francis-pub-by-the-au-2J6P9FN.jpg)
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EXTINCT The lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat (Leporillus apicalis) [Here As White-tipped Hapalotis (Hapalotis apicalis)] is an extinct species of rodent in the family Muridae. It lived in central Australia where it built nests of sticks that accumulate over years and can become very large. The last confirmed sighting of this rat was in 1933 although there is a credible report of a sighting in 1970. Natural History artwork from the book ' The mammals of Australia ' by John Gould, 1804-1881 Publication date 1863 Publisher London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author Volume 3 (1863)