Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus krefftii
Classification
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Vombatidae
Le Wombat à nez poilu du Nord ou Wombat à nez poilu du Queensland (Lasiorhinus krefftii) est une espèce quasiment exterminée, endémique d'Australie. Il n'en resterait que 80 individus dans une partie de la réserve du parc national de la forêt Epping au Queensland. Il fait partie de la liste du programme EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct & Globally Endangered), dont l'objectif est d'étudier et de protéger les espèces animales les plus atypiques.
The northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) or yaminon is one of three extant species of Australian marsupials known as wombats. It is one of the rarest land mammals in the world and is critically endangered. Its historical range previously extended across New South Wales, Victoria, and Queensland, and as recently as 100 years ago it was considered as having become extinct, but in the 1930s a population of about 30 individuals was discovered located in one place, a 3 km2 (1.
El wombat del norte (Lasiorhinus krefftii) o wombat de nariz peluda del norte es una de las tres especies de Vombatidae. Se comprobó su existencia en los estados de Nueva Gales del Sur, Victoria y Queensland en fecha tan reciente como hace cien años, pero ahora se limita a un rango dentro de los 33 km² del parque nacional Bosque Epping en Queensland. Es uno de los mamíferos más raros del mundo y está en peligro crítico de extinción.
Distribution
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