Order Peramelemorphia Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 38 42 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Macrotis leucura Thomas 1887 Macrotis leucura Thomas 1887 , Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 5, 19: 397 . Type Locality: Undesignated; as the specimen was sent by the South Australian Museum's taxidermist to London, Thomas (1887 a ) thought it might have originated near Adelaide or in the northern part of South Australia , whence others in the same collection had come . Vernacular Names: Lesser Bilby . Synonyms: Macrotis minor (Spencer 1897) ; Macrotis miseliae Tate 1948 ; Macrotis miselius (Finlayson 1932) . Distribution: C Australia . Conservation: CITES – Appendix I; U.S. ESA – Endangered; IUCN – Extinct. Discussion: Probably extinct; see Ride (1970:200) .