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Capricornia has or used to have 31 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat.
We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.
Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat
Lasiorhinus krefftii
Status: Critically Endangered
The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories
Lasiorhinus krefftii is only found within Capricornia
Wombats are heavily built animals with a broad head and short legs. They have strong claws to dig burrows where they spend much of their time. There are three wombats: the Common Wombat, the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat and the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat. As the largest of the three wombats, the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat can weigh up to 40 kg and be more than 1 m long. Compared with the Common Wombat, Vombatus ursinus, the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat has softer fur, longer and more pointed ears and a broader muzzle fringed with fine whiskers.¹
Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia
Invasive species and diseases
Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.
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- Hairy-joint Grass (Arthraxon hispidus)
- Bertya opponens (Bertya opponens)
- Three-leaved Bosistoa (Bosistoa transversa)
- Miniature Moss-orchid (Bulbophyllum globuliforme)
- Ooline (Cadellia pentastylis)
- Capparis thozetiana (Capparis thozetiana)
- Byfield Matchstick (Comesperma oblongatum)
- Corymbia clandestina (Corymbia clandestina)
- Glen Geddes Bloodwood (Corymbia xanthope)
- Cycas ophiolitica (Cycas ophiolitica)
- Daviesia discolor (Daviesia discolor)
- King Blue-grass (Dichanthium queenslandicum)
- Bluegrass (Dichanthium setosum)
- Salt Pipewort (Eriocaulon carsonii)
- Blue Devil (Eryngium fontanum)
- Black Ironbox (Eucalyptus raveretiana)
- Holly-leaved Graptophyllum (Graptophyllum ilicifolium)
- Three-veined Hakea (Hakea trineura)
- Waxy Cabbage Palm (Livistona lanuginosa)
- Marsdenia brevifolia (Marsdenia brevifolia)
- Neisosperma kilneri (Neisosperma kilneri)
- Neoroepera buxifolia (Neoroepera buxifolia)
- Omphalea celata (Omphalea celata)
- Ozothamnus eriocephalus (Ozothamnus eriocephalus)
- Mt Larcom Silk Pod (Parsonsia larcomensis)
- Lesser Swamp-orchid (Phaius australis)
- Pimelea leptospermoides (Pimelea leptospermoides)
- Pultenaea setulosa (Pultenaea setulosa)
- Quassia (Samadera bidwillii)
- Granite Nightshade (Solanum graniticum)
- Capella Potato Bush (Solanum orgadophilum)
- a grass (Sporobolus pamelae)
- Tectaria devexa (Tectaria devexa)
You are in federal electorate Capricornia.