''Lasiorhinus'' is the genus containing the two extant hairy-nosed wombats, which are found in

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. The southern hairy-nosed wombat is found in some of the semiarid to arid regions belt from New South Wales southwest to the South Australia-Western Australia border. The

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categorises it as

Near Threatened A near-threatened species is a species which has been categorized as "Near Threatened" (NT) by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as that may be vulnerable to endangerment in the near future, but it does not currently qualify fo ...

. Conversely, the northern hairy-nosed wombat is categorised as Critically Endangered and only survives in a range within the Epping Forest National Park in Queensland, but formerly also existed in Victoria and New South Wales.

Species

The genus includes the following species:

Fossils

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Lasiorhinus angustidens ''Lasiorhinus'' is the genus containing the two extant hairy-nosed wombats, which are found in Australia. The southern hairy-nosed wombat is found in some of the semiarid to arid regions belt from New South Wales southwest to the South Australia ...

'' (fossil)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q210106 Vombatiforms Mammals of Western Australia Mammals of South Australia Mammals of New South Wales Mammals of Queensland Mammals of Victoria (Australia) Marsupials of Australia Marsupial genera Taxa named by John Edward Gray