Vombatus ursinus (Shaw 1800)

[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.