Lasiorhinus
Genus of marsupials
title: "Lasiorhinus" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["vombatiforms", "mammals-of-western-australia", "mammals-of-south-australia", "mammals-of-new-south-wales", "mammals-of-queensland", "mammals-of-victoria-(state)", "marsupials-of-australia", "marsupial-genera", "taxa-named-by-john-edward-gray"] description: "Genus of marsupials" topic_path: "geography/australia" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lasiorhinus" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Genus of marsupials ::
| name = Lasiorhinus | image = Wombat 1.jpg | image_caption = Southern hairy-nosed wombat | taxon = Lasiorhinus | authority = J. E. Gray, 1863 | type_species = Lasiorhinus mcoyi | type_species_authority = J. E. Gray, 1863 (= Phascolomys latifrons Owen, 1845) | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision = See text
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 Near Threatened. 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. There are about 200 or less northern hairy-nosed wombat individuals remaining in the wild today.
Species
The genus includes the following species: ::data[format=table]
| Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| [[File:Haarnasenwombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii).jpg | 120px]] | Lasiorhinus krefftii | Northern hairy-nosed wombat |
| [[File:Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat.jpg | 120px]] | Lasiorhinus latifrons | Southern hairy-nosed wombat |
| :: |
Fossils
- †Lasiorhinus angustidens (fossil)
References
References
- {{MSW3 Diprotodontia
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- "Megafauna".
- "Anaspides.net".
- "The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database cubit: The Recently Extinct Plants and Animals Database Extinct Mammals: Marsupials: Lasiorhinus angustidens".
- Johnson, Chris. (2006-11-02). "Australia's Mammal Extinctions: A 50,000-Year History". Cambridge University Press.
- (2013-11-09). "Extinctions in Near Time: Causes, Contexts, and Consequences". Springer Science & Business Media.
- Johnson. (2002). "Determinants of loss of mammal species during the Late Quaternary 'megafauna' extinctions: life history and ecology, but not body size.". Proc. R. Soc. Lond..
- MacPhee, R. D. E.. (1999-06-30). "Extinctions in Near Time". Springer Science & Business Media.
- (2017). "Pulmonary adiaspiromycosis in critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombats (Lasiorhinus krefftii)". Australian Veterinary Journal.
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