Vombatus
Genus of mammals
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Vombatus is a genus of marsupial that contains a single living species, the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus).
| Vombatus | |
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| Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Family: | Vombatidae |
| Genus: | Vombatus É. Geoffroy, 1803 |
| Type species | |
| Vombatus ursinus Shaw, 1800 | |
The recently extinct Hackett's wombat (Vombatus hacketti) is also a member of this genus.[1][2]
| Image | Scientific name | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
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Vombatus ursinus, common wombat |  |
| †Vombatus hacketti, Hackett's wombat | Southwest Australia |
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