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The name "wombat" comes from the now nearly extinct Dharug language spoken by the aboriginal Dharug people, who originally inhabited the Sydney area. [3] It was first recorded in January 1798, when John Price and James Wilson, a white man who had adopted aboriginal ways, visited the area of what is now Bargo, New South Wales.
The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus), also known as the bare-nosed wombat, is a marsupial, one of three extant species of wombats and the only one in the genus Vombatus.It has three subspecies: Vombatus ursinus hirsutus, found on the Australian mainland; Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis (Tasmanian wombat), found in Tasmania; and Vombatus ursinus ursinus (Bass Strait wombat), found on Flinders ...
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Phascolonus is an extinct genus of giant wombat known from the Pliocene [1] and Pleistocene of Australia. There is only a single known species, Phascolonus gigas, the largest wombat ever known to have existed, estimated to weigh as much as 200 kg (450 lb) [2] or 360 kg (790 lb). [3] It was described by Richard Owen in 1859.
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]
Wombat: Let's Go Luna! Leo is an Australian wombat and is voiced by Shayle Simons. Koa Wombat and Lola Wombat Wombat: Elinor Wonders Why: The two wombat siblings voice by Ian Ho and Elana Dunkelman. Willy Wombat Wombat: Taz-Mania: Uonbatto Wombat: Cute High Earth Defense Club Love! Raz: Procoptodon: Ice Age: Continental Drift: One of Captain ...
Southern hairy-nosed wombat; Southern marsupial mole; Southern mulgara; Southern ningaui; Southern pig-footed bandicoot; Spectacled hare-wallaby; Squirrel glider; Stripe-faced dunnart; Striped possum; Subtropical antechinus; Swamp antechinus; Swamp wallaby
Wild dogs are the wombat's primary predator, but the spread of invasive herbivores such as the European rabbit and the actions of landowners have also contributed to their decline. [20] There have been two reports of male northern hairy-nosed wombats contracting a fungal infection caused by Emmonsia parva, a soil saprophytic fungus. It is ...