noun
southern hairy-nosed wombat
A specific species of wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons) native to southern Australia. The name is a direct translation of the English common name.
ミナミケバナウォンバットはオーストラリア南部に生息している。
The southern hairy-nosed wombat inhabits southern Australia.
動物園でミナミケバナウォンバットを見た。
I saw a southern hairy-nosed wombat at the zoo.
Refers to wombats in general, while ミナミケバナウォンバット specifies the southern hairy-nosed species.
The northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii), a critically endangered relative.
From English 'southern hairy-nosed wombat', with 南 (south) + 毛 (hair) + 鼻 (nose) + ウォンバット (wombat). The kanji form is a direct calque, but the katakana spelling is standard.