The bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus), also widely known as the common wombat, is a medium-sized herbivorous marsupial and the only living species in the genus Vombatus. It is native to south-eastern Australia and Tasmania, where it is regarded as an iconic burrowing mammal and an important “eco...
The common wombat (Vombatus ursinus) is a burrowing marsupial of Vombatidae fromsouth‑eastern Australia and Tasmania, famous for powerful digging and cube‑shaped faeces used in scent‑marking.Ecology & BiologyActivity: mainly crepuscular/nocturnal; daytime refuge in burrows.Diet: herbivore—...