Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat

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The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat is a burrowing marsupial native to arid regions of southern Australia, known for its compact build, silky fur, and distinctive hairy snout.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf species of marsupial
wombat
activityPattern nocturnal
adaptation efficient water conservation
low metabolic rate
strong claws for digging
behavior burrowing
binomialName Lasiorhinus latifrons
bodyLength about 77 to 100 centimetres
bodyMass about 20 to 32 kilograms
build compact body
burrowSystem extensive warrens
class Mammalia
coat silky fur
commonName Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat self-link
southern hairy-nosed wombat
conservationStatus Near Threatened
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
describedBy Richard Owen
diet herbivorous
eats bark
grasses
roots
family Vombatidae
fecesShape cubic droppings
foundIn New South Wales
South Australia
Western Australia
genus Lasiorhinus
gestationPeriod about 21 days
habitat arid regions
semi-arid grasslands
shrublands
infraclass Marsupialia
kingdom Animalia
lifespanInCaptivity up to about 20 years
lifestyle fossorial
limbs short powerful limbs
litterSize usually one joey
nativeTo Australia
southern Australia
order Diprotodontia
phylum Chordata
pouchOrientation backward-opening pouch
reproduction marsupial with pouch
snout hairy snout
socialStructure colonial burrow systems
tailLength about 2.5 centimetres
taxonRank species
threat competition with livestock
disease
drought
habitat loss
yearDescribed 1845

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

South Australia hasStateAnimal Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat commonName Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat self-link
Vombatidae notableSpecies Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat
this entity surface form: southern hairy-nosed wombat