Taxonomy Profile: Vombatus ursinus (Shaw 1800)

Vombatus ursinus: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Common Name(s):
coarse-haired wombat []
Common Wombat []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Vombatus ursinus: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Mammalia
mammals |
mamífero |
mammifères |
Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Metatheria
Suborder : Vombatiformes
Family : Vombatidae
wombats |
Genus : Vombatus
common wombat |
coarse-haired wombat |
Species : Vombatus ursinus
coarse-haired wombat |
Common Wombat |
Vombatus ursinus Direct Children(s):
Vombatus ursinus: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Colin P. Groves
Notes:
Department of Archaeology and Anthropology, The Australian National University, GPO Box 4, Canberra ACT 0200, Australia
Reference for:
Vombatus ursinus
Source(s):
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Nowak, Ronald M.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1991-01-01 / 1991-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Walker's Mammals of the World, vol. 1, 5th ed.
Page(s):
1629
Publisher:
The Johns Hopkins UniversityPress
Publication Place:
Baltimore and London
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-3970-X/
Notes:
Reference for:
Vombatus ursinus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1992-01-01 / 1993-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 2nd ed., 3rd printing
Page(s):
xviii + 1207
Publisher:
Smithsonian Institution Press
Publication Place:
Washington, DC, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
1-56098-217-9/
Notes:
Corrections were made to text at 3rd printing
Reference for:
Vombatus ursinus
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds.
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2005-10-01 / 2005-10-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Mammal Species of the World: A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd ed., vols. 1 & 2
Page(s):
2142
Publisher:
Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication Place:
Baltimore, Maryland, USA
ISBN/ISSN:
0-8018-8221-4/
Notes:
Reference for:
Vombatus ursinus
Vombatus ursinus: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Australia
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Vombatus ursinus: Comments
Comment:
Comments: Subspecies uncertain; marked differences in size exist between insular and mainland wombats, but there are wide overlaps
Comment:
Status: IUCN - Vulnerable as V. u. ursinus, Lower Risk (lc) as V. usrinus. Common