Greater Stick-nest RatAtlas of Living Australia (ALA) via https://bie.ala.org.au/species/

Greater Stick-nest Rat

Leporillus conditor

At risklow flu risk

Conservation status: vulnerable

The greater stick-nest rat (Leporillus conditor), also known as the housebuilding rat and wopilkara, is a species of rodent in the family Muridae. They are about the size of a small rabbit and construct large nests of interwoven sticks. Once widespread across southern Australia, the population was reduced after European colonisation to a remnant outpost on South Australia's Franklin Islands. The species has since been reintroduced to a series of protected and monitored areas, with varying levels of success.

References

  1. Leporillus conditor — Wikipedia
  2. Greater Stick-nest Rat species profile — Atlas of Living Australia (ALA)