Vombatus
Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Infraclass: Marsupialia
Order: Diprotodontia
Family: Vombatidae
Genus: Vombatus
É. Geoffroy, 1803
Type species
Vombatus ursinus
Shaw, 1800

Vombatus is a genus of marsupial that contains a single living species, the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus).

The recently extinct Hackett's wombat (Vombatus hacketti) is also a member of this genus.[1][2]

Image Scientific name Distribution
Borris the wombat at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary Vombatus ursinus, common wombat Common wombat distribution
Vombatus hacketti, Hackett's wombat Southwest Australia

References

  1. Glauert, Ludwig (1910). "The Mammoth cave". Records of the Western Australian Museum and Art Gallery. 1 (1): 11–36.
  2. MacPhee, R. D. E. (1999-06-30). Extinctions in Near Time. Springer Science & Business Media. ISBN 9780306460920.


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