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| Lasiorhinus latifrons Owen, 1845 |
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Lasiorhinus is the genus containing the two hairy-nosed wombats, which are found with in Australia. The species are:
- Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii
- Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat, Lasiorhinus latifrons
- Lasiorhinus angustioens fossil
The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is found in some of the semi-arid 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.
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