What is Being Done to Help

They live within Epping Forest National Park, which doesn’t get any cattle or get lit on fire. The IUCN/SSC Recovery is doing all this work and they are also trying to increase the population of Hairy Nosed Wombats. They have had some success over the years but they have a long way to go.

Geographical Data

The Hairy Nosed Wombat is a Southern animal, they live in Australia. They live in dry areas, either open grass plains or woodlands.

Hairy Nosed Wombat Status

The are 65-110 Hairy Nosed Wombat's left in the whole entire world. They used to live in Wellington Caves, New South Wales, Moonie River, Bullamon Plains and Baloone. Their main threats are losing their habitat by humans, and getting attacked by animals such as a fox or a dog.

Biology for Hairy Nosed Wombats

Hairy Nosed Wombats Latin name is Lasiorhinus Krefftii. The Hairy Nosed Wombat is a mammal. They eat grass, roots, bark, small bushes and leafy plants. Their predators are Birds of Prey, Snakes, and Lizards. They are large, stout and ground-dwelling marsupials. At night they search for food above the ground. They are 4 feet long (1000 mm long) their tail is approximately 1-inch long (25mm long), Hairy Nosed Wombat bodies are covered with silky fur; their fur is brownish grey and soft. They live in colonies and they live in their own burrow! The home ranges between all the Hairy Nosed Wombats are 2.5 hectares (4 hectares). The burrows are usually centered to their warren. Individual wombats have their own feeding area.