Lasiorhinus krefftii barnardi (Longman, 1939:283)
Northern hairy-nosed wombat
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Lasiorhinus latifrons barnardi Longman, 1939:283 (basionym)
Conservation Status
Rediscovered (Crossman, 1988)
IUCN RedList status: Critically Endangered
Distribution & Habitat
Queensland, Australia
Type locality: "Epping Forest Station, 75 km west of Clermont, Qld." (Dawson, 1988:48)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Syntypes:
QM 6239 (male; skin & skull) (Dawson, 1988:48)
QM 6240 (skull) (Dawson, 1988:48)
QM 6283 (skull) (Dawson, 1988:48)
QM 6284 (skull) (Dawson, 1988:48)
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Longman, H. A. (1939). A central Queensland wombat. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 11: 283-287, pl. 26.
Other references:
Casey, Fiona, Old, Julie M. and Stannard, Hayley Jade. (2023). Assessment of the diet of the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) using DNA metabarcoding. Ecology and Evolution 13: e10469. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10469
Casey, Fiona, Old, Julie M. and Stannard, Hayley Jade. (2024). Nutritional Composition of Forage Available to the Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat. Ecology and Evolution 14: e70514. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.70514
Crossman, D. (1988). Lost and found. The northern hairy-nosed wombat. Wildlife in Australia 25: 8-11.
Dawson, L. J. (1988). Vombatidae, pp. 48-50. In: Walton, D. W. (ed.). Zoological Catalogue of Australia. Volume 5. Mammalia. Canberra: Australian Government Publishing Service. x + 273 pp.
Fisher, Diana O. (2011). Trajectories from extinction: where are missing mammals rediscovered? Global Ecology & Biogeography 20: 415-425. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1466-8238.2010.00624.x [Appendix S1]
Horsup, A. (1997). A trapping survey of the northern hairy-nosed wombat. Proceedings of the 'Wombats in Australia: biology, history, art and literature' Conference. Adelaide, September 1994. Surrey Beatty and Sons, Sydney.
Horsup, A. (1999). Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) Recovery Plan 1998-2002. Department of the Environment and Heritage, Canberra, Australia.
Horsup, A. (2004). Recovery plan for the northern hairy-nosed wombat Lasiorhinus krefftii 2004-2008. Report to the Department of Environment and Heritage, Canberra. Environmental Protection Agency/Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service, Brisbane, Australia.
Horsup, A. and Davidson, C. (1994). Recovery Plan for the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii). Report to the Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia Endangered Species Program, Project 191. Department of Environment and Heritage (unpublished), Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia.
Horsup, A. and Johnson, C. N. (2008). Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat, Lasiorhinus krefftii, pp. 202-204. In: Van Dyck, S. and Strahan, Ronald (eds.). The mammals of Australia. Third Edition. Reed New Holland, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
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Hoyle, S. D., Horsup, A. B., Johnson, C. N., Crossman, D. G. and McCallum, H. (1995). Live-trapping of the northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii): population-size estimates and effects on individuals. Wildlife Research 22(6): 741-755.
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Lemoine, Rhys Taylor, Buitenwerf, Robert, Faurby, Sören and Svenning, Jens-Christian. (2025). Phylogenetic Evidence Supports the Effect of Traits on Late-Quaternary Megafauna Extinction in the Context of Human Activity. Global Ecology and Biogeography 34(7): e70078. https://doi.org/10.1111/geb.70078 [Supporting Information: Data S1]
Taggart, D., Martin, R. and Horsup, A. (2008). Lasiorhinus krefftii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T11343A3269797. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T11343A3269797.en. Accessed on 23 August 2025.
Taggart, D., Martin, R. and Horsup, A. (2016). Lasiorhinus krefftii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T11343A21959050. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-2.RLTS.T11343A21959050.en. Accessed on 23 August 2025.
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