Bookmarkable URL:http://hdl.handle.net/10217/53483
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Marsupialia
Family:Vombatidae
Genus:Lasiorhinus
Genus species:Lasiorhinus latifrons
Southern Australia Date:1972-01 Subjects:marsupial
Southern hairy-nosed wombat
Lasiorhinus
Wombats
Diprotodontia
Marsupials
Mammals
Vertebrates
Chordata
Scientific Classification
Kingdom:AnimaliaPhylum:Chordata
Class:Mammalia
Order:Marsupialia
Family:Vombatidae
Genus:Lasiorhinus
Genus species:Lasiorhinus latifrons
Animal Characteristics
Head-Body Length:75-95 cm
Height:30 cm
Weight:18-32 kg
Identification:The Southern hairy-nosed wombat has gray-brown fur, a broad blunt head, and short muscular legs.
Habitat:Semiarid and arid zones, plains, open woodlands, shrublands
Diet:Herbivore: plant material
Reproduction:After being born between September and January, the single young remains in its mother's pouch for five months and does not leave its mother for another two years.
Social Structure:Wombats are solitary animals except during the mating season.
Behavior:Powerful diggers, wombats will often burrow into the ground to escape the heat.
Status:No special status
Interesting Facts:In one tunnel made by a wombat, the diameter was so large that a child could have crawled the entire distance through it.
Height:30 cm
Weight:18-32 kg
Identification:The Southern hairy-nosed wombat has gray-brown fur, a broad blunt head, and short muscular legs.
Habitat:Semiarid and arid zones, plains, open woodlands, shrublands
Diet:Herbivore: plant material
Reproduction:After being born between September and January, the single young remains in its mother's pouch for five months and does not leave its mother for another two years.
Social Structure:Wombats are solitary animals except during the mating season.
Behavior:Powerful diggers, wombats will often burrow into the ground to escape the heat.
Status:No special status
Interesting Facts:In one tunnel made by a wombat, the diameter was so large that a child could have crawled the entire distance through it.
Other Information
Geographic:Western AustraliaSouthern Australia Date:1972-01 Subjects:marsupial
Southern hairy-nosed wombat
Lasiorhinus
Wombats
Diprotodontia
Marsupials
Mammals
Vertebrates
Chordata