Species Lasiorhinus krefftii (Owen, 1872)
Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Dawson, L. 1983. The taxonomic status of small fossil wombats (Vombatidae: Marsupialia) from Quaternary deposits, and of related modern wombats. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 107: 101-123 [115]
Taxonomic Decision for Subspecies Arrangement
Introduction
The validity of the three subspecies needs further testing (Jackson & Groves 2015).
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Now known only from type locality of Lasiorhinus latifrons barnardi, Epping Forest Station, 75 km west of Clermont, QLD.
Known only from type locality.
IBRA
NSW: NSW South Western Slopes (NSS) ; Qld: Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Darling Riverine Plains (DRP)
Ecological Descriptors
Burrower, closed scrub, folivore, low open woodland, nocturnal, solitary, terrestrial.
Extra Ecological Information
Graminivore.
General References
Banks, S.C., Hoyle, S.D., Horsuup, A., Sunnucks, P. & Taylor, A.C. 2003. Demographic monitoring of an entire species (the northern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii) by genetic analysis of non-invasively collected material. Animal Conservation 6: 101-107
Crossman, D.G., Johnson, C.N. & Horsup, A.B. 1994. Trends in the population of the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii in Epping Forest National Park, central Queensland. Pacific Conservation Biology 1: 141-149
Dawson, L. 1983. The taxonomic status of small fossil wombats (Vombatidae: Marsupialia) from Quaternary deposits, and of related modern wombats. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 107: 99-121
Gordon, G., Riney, T., Toop, J., Laurie, B.C. & Godwin, M.D. 1985. Observations on the Queensland hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii (Owen). Biological Conservation 33: 165-195
Hoyle, S.D., Horsup, A.B., Johnson, C.N., Crossman, D.G. & McCallum, H. 1995. Live-trapping of the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii): population size estimates and effects on individuals. Wildlife Research 22: 741-756
Jackson, S. & Groves, C. 2015. Taxonomy of Australian Mammals. Melbourne : CSIRO Publishing 520 pp. [99]
Johnson, C.N. 1991. Utilization of habitat by the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii. Journal of Zoology, London 225: 495-507
Johnson, C.N. & Crossman, D.G. 1991. Dispersal and social organisation of the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii. Journal of Zoology, London 225: 605-613
Johnson, C.N. & Crossman, D.G. 1991. Sexual dimorphism in the northern hairy-nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii (Marsupialia: Vombatidae). Australian Mammalogy 14: 145-146
Johnson, C.N. & Gordon, G. 1995. Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii. pp. 200-201 in Strahan, R. (ed.). The Mammals of Australia: The National Photographic Index of Australian Wildlife. Sydney : Reed New Holland 756 pp. (ecology, previous distribution)
Smales, L.R. 1994. Parasite extinctions - Why care? Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 36: 203-206
Taylor, A.C., Horsup, A., Johnson, C.N., Sunnucks, P. & Sherwin, B. 1997. Relatedness structure detected by microsatellite analysis and attempted pedigree reconstruction in an endangered marsupial, the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii. Molecular Ecology 6: 9-19
Taylor, A.C., Sherwin, W.B. & Wayne, R.K. 1994. Genetic variation of microsatellite loci in a bottlenecked species: the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii. Molecular Ecology 3: 277-290
Wells, R.T. & Pridmore, P.A. (eds) 1998. Wombats. Chipping Norton : Surrey Beatty 332 pp.
Common Name References
ABRS 2001. Census of Australian Vertebrates. Australian Biological Resources Study. (Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04-Feb-2023 | VOMBATIDAE | 22-Nov-2022 | MODIFIED | |
| 29-Oct-2010 | 29-Oct-2010 | MOVED | ||
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |