Family Vombatidae Phylum Chordata | Scientific name Lasiorhinus Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Northern hairy‑nosed wombat, Southern hairy‑nosed wombat |
Haarnasenwombat hairy nosed wombat lasiorhinus
Lasiorhinus is the genus containing the two extant hairy-nosed wombats, which are found in Australia. The southern hairy-nosed wombat is found in some of the semiarid to arid regions belt from New South Wales southwest to the South Australia-Western Australia border. The IUCN categorises it as Least Concern. Conversely, the northern hairy-nosed wombat is categorised as Critically Endangered and only survives in a 3-km2 range within the Epping Forest National Park in Queensland, but formerly also existed in Victoria and New South Wales.
Contents
Lasiorhinus krefftii
Species
The genus includes the following species:
References
Lasiorhinus Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA