Lasiorhinus krefftii

(R. Owen, 1872)

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Diprotodontia
Suborder : Vombatiformes
Family : Vombatidae
Genus : Lasiorhinus

Species status

Living
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Philos. Trans. R. Soc. London, vol. 162, 178, pl. 17, 20

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54213103

Original name as described

Phascolomys Krefftii

Other common names

Krefft's Hairy-nosed Wombat · Moonie River Wombat · Queensland Hairy-nosed Wombat

Type material

BMNH:PV:OR 42601

Type kind

holotype

Type locality

Breccia Cavern, Wellington Caves, New South Wales, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia

IUCN Red List status

Critically Endangered

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000405

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Phascolomys Krefftii

(R. Owen, 1872)

Family

Vombatidae

Root name

krefftii

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:OR 42601

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

178, pl. 17, 20

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54213103

Authority publication

Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London

Lasiorhinus kreffti

Corbet & J. Edwards Hill, 1980

Family

Vombatidae

Root name

kreffti

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

19

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Corbet & Hill (1980:19) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)

Lasiorhinus krefftii

Honacki, Kinman, & Koeppl, 1982

Family

Vombatidae

Root name

krefftii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

50

Authority publication

Lawrence

Name usages

  1. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:50) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  2. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)
  3. Mittermeier & Wilson (2015:434) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59410)
  4. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #11343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  5. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #11343) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000405) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  7. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/11343/21959050) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Lasiorhinus krefftii barnardi

Groves, 2005

Family

Vombatidae

Root name

barnardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Lasiorhinus krefftii gillespiei

Groves, 2005

Family

Vombatidae

Root name

gillespiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Lasiorhinus krefftii krefftii

Groves, 2005

Family

Vombatidae

Root name

krefftii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority publication

Baltimore

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8527)

Phascolomys gillespiei

(De Vis, 1900)

Family

Vombatidae

Root name

gillespiei

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

16; Plates 9–10

Authority publication

Annals of the Queensland Museum

Lasiorhinus latifrons barnardi

H. A. Longman, 1939

Family

Vombatidae

Root name

barnardi

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

283; Plate 26

Authority publication

Memoirs of the Queensland Museum

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