Northern hairy-nosed wombat: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the northern hairy-nosed wombat lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Lasiorhinus krefftii
Group	Marsupials
Status	Critically endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Vombatidae

Where does the northern hairy-nosed wombat live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the northern hairy-nosed wombat in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the northern hairy-nosed wombat endangered?

The northern hairy-nosed wombat’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Critically endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the northern hairy-nosed wombat?

The northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Vombatidae, genus Lasiorhinus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the northern hairy-nosed wombat

The northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) or yaminon is one of three extant species of Australian marsupials known as wombats. It is one of the rarest land mammals in the world and is critically endangered. Its historical range previously extended across New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, and as recently as 100 years ago it was considered extinct.

In the 1930s, 30 individuals were discovered in a 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) range within the 32 km2 (12 sq mi) Epping Forest National Park in Queensland. In 2002, with the species threatened by wild dogs, the Queensland Government built a 20-kilometre (12 mi)-long predator-proof fence around all wombat habitat at Epping Forest National Park. Insurance populations have since been translocated to two other locations to ensure that the species survives threats such as fire, flood, or disease.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Northern hairy-nosed wombat (revision 1376428943), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1134186 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).