Vombatus ursinus (Shaw 1800)
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Vombatus ursinus (Shaw 1800) View in CoL
[Didelphis] ursina Shaw 1800 , Gen. Zool. Syst. Nat. Hist., Vol. 1, 2, Mammalia: 504.
Type Locality: Australia, Tasmania, Bass Strait, Cape Barren Isl.
Vernacular Names: Common Wombat.
Synonyms: Vombatus angasii (Gray 1863) ; Vombatus assimilis (Krefft 1872) ; Vombatus bassii (Lesson 1827) ; Vombatus fossor (Desmarest 1804) ; Vombatus fuscus (Tiedemann 1808) ; Vombatus hirsutum (Perry 1810) ; Vombatus mitchelli (Owen 1838) ; Vombatus niger (Gould 1863) ; Vombatus platyrhinus (Owen 1853) ; Vombatus setosus (Gray 1863) ; Vombatus tasmaniensis (Spencer and Kershaw 1910) ; Vombatus wombat (Voigt 1802) .
Distribution: E New South Wales, S Victoria, SE South Australia, Tasmania, islands in the Bass Strait, and extreme SE Queensland ( Australia).
Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as V. u. ursinus , Lower Risk (lc) as V. usrinus . Common.
Discussion: Subspecies uncertain; marked differences in size exist between insular and mainland wombats, but there are wide overlaps.
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Vombatus ursinus (Shaw 1800)
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn 2005 |
[Didelphis] ursina
Shaw 1800: 504 |