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The Lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat (Leporillus apicalis) is a species of stick-nest rat lived in southern inland Australia. It accumulated large mounds of sticks to construct its nests, which were up to three metres long and a metre high. It was easily tamed, sometimes climbing onto tables to get sugar. It was also eaten by people. The last capture was filmed on July 18 1933, when the stick-nests were set alight. The specimens are held in the South Australian Museum. The rat may have declined from competition with cattle and sheep. There is a possibility that a lesser stick-nest rat was seen in a cave in Western Australia in 1970.

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  • Lesser Stick-nest Rat
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  • The Lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat (Leporillus apicalis) is a species of stick-nest rat lived in southern inland Australia. It accumulated large mounds of sticks to construct its nests, which were up to three metres long and a metre high. It was easily tamed, sometimes climbing onto tables to get sugar. It was also eaten by people. The last capture was filmed on July 18 1933, when the stick-nests were set alight. The specimens are held in the South Australian Museum. The rat may have declined from competition with cattle and sheep. There is a possibility that a lesser stick-nest rat was seen in a cave in Western Australia in 1970.
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  • Critically Endangered
Name
  • Lesser Stick-nest Rat
Species
  • Leporillus apicalis
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  • White-tipped Stick-nest Rat
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Location
  • southern inland Australia.
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  • The Lesser stick-nest rat or white-tipped stick-nest rat (Leporillus apicalis) is a species of stick-nest rat lived in southern inland Australia. It accumulated large mounds of sticks to construct its nests, which were up to three metres long and a metre high. It was easily tamed, sometimes climbing onto tables to get sugar. It was also eaten by people. The last capture was filmed on July 18 1933, when the stick-nests were set alight. The specimens are held in the South Australian Museum. The rat may have declined from competition with cattle and sheep. There is a possibility that a lesser stick-nest rat was seen in a cave in Western Australia in 1970.
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