Vombatus ursinus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Vombatoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Metatheria Cladus: Marsupialiformes Infraclassis: Marsupialia Cladus: Australidelphia Cladus: Eomarsupialia Ordo: Diprotodontia Subordo: Vombatiformes Infraordo: Vombatomorphia Superfamilia: Vombatoidea

Familia: Vombatidae
Genus: Vombatus
Species: Vombatus ursinus

Name

Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800)

Type locality: Australia, Tasmania, Bass Strait, Cape Barren Isl.

Synonymy

Didelphis ursina Shaw, 1800: 504 [Protonym]
Didelphis wombat (Voigt, 1802)
Phascolomys angasii Gray, 1863
Phascolomys assimilis (Krefft, 1872)
Phascolomys bassii Lesson, 1827: 229
Phascolomys fuscus Tiedemann, 1808: 437
Phascolomys niger Gould, 1863
Phascolomys platyrhinus Owen, 1853
Phascolomys setosus Gray, 1863
Phascolomys tasmaniensis Spencer & Kershaw, 1910
Phascolomis vombatus Leach, 1815: 102
Wombatus fossor Desmarest, 1804: 20
Opossum hirsutum Perry, 1810: BHL

References

Primary references

Shaw, G. 1800. General Zoology or Systematic Natural History. Vol. I. Mammalia. BHL Reference page.
Desmarest, A.G. 1804. Tableau méthodique des mammifères. Pp. 5–38. BHL In: Nouveau dictionnaire d'histoire naturelle, appliquée aux arts, Principalement à l'Agriculture et à l'Économie rurale et domestique XXIV. Paris: Deterville. BHL Reference page.
Tiedemann, F. 1808. Zoologie. Zu seinen Vorlesungen entworfen. Erster Band. Allgemeine Zoologie, Mensch und Säugthiere. Landshut: Webersche Buchhandlung. Digitalisat. Googlebooks Reference page.
Perry, G. 1810–1811. Arcana, or, The museum of natural history: containing the most recent discovered objects: embellished with coloured plates, and corresponding descriptions: with extracts relating to animals, and remarks of celebrated travellers; combining a general survey of nature. London. BHL Reference page.
Leach, W.E. 1815. The Zoological Miscellany; Being Descriptions of New, or Interesting Animals. Vol. II. 2: 1–154, pls. 61–120. BHL Reference page.
Lesson, R.-P. 1827. Manuel de mammalogie, ou histoire naturelle des mammifères. J.-B. Baillière: Paris. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.137811 BHL Reference page.

Links

Vombatus ursinus in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
IUCN: Vombatus ursinus (Shaw, 1800) (Least Concern)

Vernacular names

aragonés: Vombat común
čeština: Vombat obecný; Vombat medvědovitý
English: Common Wombat
magyar: Vombat, csupaszorrú vombat
日本語: ウォンバット
polski: Wombat tasmański
português: Vombate
中文: 袋熊屬,塔斯馬尼亞袋熊

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