northern hairy-nosed wombat vs southern hairy-nosed wombat

Lasiorhinus krefftii compared with Lasiorhinus latifrons

Key Differences

• northern hairy-nosed wombat is Critically Endangered while southern hairy-nosed wombat is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	northern hairy-nosed wombat	southern hairy-nosed wombat
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Chordata (хордовые)	Chordata (хордовые)
Class same	Mammalia (млекопитающие)	Mammalia (млекопитающие)
Order same	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)	Diprotodontia (двурезцовые сумчатые)
Family same	Vombatidae	Vombatidae
Genus same	Lasiorhinus	Lasiorhinus
Species	Lasiorhinus krefftii	Lasiorhinus latifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

northern hairy-nosed wombat and southern hairy-nosed wombat share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Lasiorhinus.

Conservation Status

northern hairy-nosed wombat

CR — Critically Endangered

southern hairy-nosed wombat

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	northern hairy-nosed wombat	southern hairy-nosed wombat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

northern hairy-nosed wombat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

southern hairy-nosed wombat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.