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Northern hairy-nosed wombat
Order : Diprotodontia
Family : Vombatidae
Species : Lasiorhinus krefftii
Some people might call them "ugly", but they are heavily-built. The body averages 1 meter, and its head is big. On record, they are among the globe's biggest burrowing creatures. Both sexes of the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat are covered with brown coat, a soft kind of covering. Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats possess long whiskers coming from the nose area.
Unlike other animals whose reproduction periods go all the way from January to December, the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat only has a single mating period. A Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat ordinarily gives birth to a solitary offspring.
It is a loner kind of creature, and as such, very difficult to observe if not under captivity. It is known though, that they build big and elaborate tunnels in sand areas. As the roof for these tunnels, they use roots. This is the fascinating part: individuals seldom utilize the same tunnel simultaneously, but they use burrows owned by past generations of wombats.
They are nocturnal, but that is not to say they hide from the sun's rays. They sunbathe in the early hours of the day, but they stay near their tunnels.
Interesting fact: For the longest time, these wombats have been hunted, its fur holds high market costs.
The Northern hairy-nosed wombat, queensland hairy-nosed wombat is listed as Critically Endangered (CR), facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild, on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
Namings for the northern hairynosed wombat
A young / baby of a northern hairynosed wombat is called a 'joey'. The females are called 'jill' and males 'jack'. A northern hairynosed wombat group is called a 'mob, warren, wisdom or army'.Countries
Australia
Facts about the northern hairy-nosed wombat
auThe Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) is a highly endangered marsupial species and every possible option for sustaining the species needs to be explored.
Conservation genetics of the highly endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (NHW)– the NHW (Lasiorhinus krefftii) is probably the most endangered Australian marsupial, currently represented by only one small population from central Queensland.
In depth group 1, Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) is not represented while two other species, Southern Brown Bandicoot (Isoodon obesulus) and Brush-tailed Bettong (Bettongia penicillata), are present.
Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats are roughly one metre in length from head to tail.
Of the three species of wombat, the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat is the largest.
The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat is a herbivore.
Wombat home -- Map -- Other wombats -- Burrowing behaviour -- Resources Northern hairy-nosed wombats are a critically endangered species.
Behavior: The northern hairy-nosed wombat is a nocturnal grazer. (Full text)
Apart from being uniquely Australian the trees and the northern hairy-nosed wombats are amoung the rarest organisms in the world and isolation has done strange things to their genes. (Full text)
Also, northern hairy-nosed wombats are generally healthy and their bodies are in good shape. (Full text)
The northern hairy-nosed wombat is the most endangered mammal living in Queensland, as fewer than 80 animals live in one small protected area. (Full text)
Though Epping Forest National Park is 3,300 ha the Northern Hairy Nosed Wombat is only found in one 300 ha site which is now fenced to keep out cattle and sheep DescriptionHead and body: 80-100cm Tail: 3-5cm Distribution:less than 10,000 square kilometers Abundance: very sparse (last count in 1993 was 65) Status: endangered Size:35 cm high, 1m long Weight: up to 40 kg, females slightly heavier than males The curious name (Full text)
The Northern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii, is the largest wombat species. (Full text)
The northern hairy-nosed wombat is nearly extinct because there are only 40-60 left in Australia. (Full text)
) The northern hairy-nosed wombat is a strong, heavily-built marsupial. (Full text)
Despite their somewhat lumbering appearance, northern hairy-nosed wombats are capable of running at 40 km per hour when threatened (5). (Full text)
Northern hairy-nosed wombats are protected in the Epping National Park from their main predator, the dingo. (Full text)
The Southern and Northern Hairy-nosed Wombats are genetically much more closely related to each other than either of them are to the Common Wombat. (Full text)
The feeding ecology of the Northern Hairy-nosed wombat is a PhD project at James Cook University. (Full text)
The Northern Hairy-Nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii, is Australia's most endangered marsupial and indeed one of the world's most endangered mammals. (Full text)
Y& A creature of sedentary, nocturnal and anti-social habits, the Australian Hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus Krefftii) is rarely seen in its remaining native habitat of Central Queensland. (Full text)
The northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) is listed as PRESUMED EXTINCT on the schedules of the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act. (Full text)
Abstract The northern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii, is a critically endangered grazing (Full text)
Once found south to the Victorian border, the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat is now found in only one place – 300ha of Epping Forest National Park in central Queensland. (Full text)
The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii, is critically endangered. (Full text)
ALTERNATE NAMES: The Northern hairy nosed wombat is also called the Queensland hairy nosed wombat, the Queensland wombat, the Soft furred wombat, the Broad nosed wombat, Yaminon, the Moonie River wombat, Barnard's hairy nosed wombat, and the Hairy nosed northern wombat. (Full text)
Northern hairy-nosed wombats are nocturnal and very secretive (and there are only 113 of them! (Full text)