Southern hairy nosed wombat - taken while the wombat was sheltering in it's 'log' home at the Ipswich Zoo, Queensland.

The Southern hairy nosed wombat, Lasiorhinus latifrons, is listed as an endangered species. This animal is found around the southernmost areas of central Australia, including the southern coastal region of South Australia, and the southeast corner of Western Australia. They were once found in the southwestern portion of Queensland, but it is now extinct there. Within its range, populations of the Southern hairy-nosed wombat are fragmented.

The Southern hairy nosed wombat lives in arid and semi-arid inland regions including grass plains, savannahs, open woodlands, and steppe with low shrubs, as well as sandy or limestone coastal regions.

Southern hairy-nosed wombats live in complex tunnel systems with several entrances. The tunnels are often excavated under limestone formations. From 5 to 10 wombats live in each tunnel system, with an equal number of males and females.

The Southern hairy nosed wombat's head is more angular than that of the common wombatCentered around their warrens, the home range of the Southern Hairy-nosed wombat is about 2.5 to 4 hectares (6 to 10 acres), the size of which depends on the quality of their grazing area.

Their population density is similar to the other wombats, and can reach about 0.2 per hectare (0.1 per acre).

(information from http://www.wombania.com/wombats/southern-hairy-nosed-wombat.htm )