SPECIES
Common wombat
Vombatus ursinus
A stocky burrower transforms Australian soil, leaving tunnels and unmistakably cube-shaped droppings.
Powerful limbs excavate extensive burrows that provide shelter from weather and predators.
Wombats graze on grasses and roots, affecting vegetation and soil in temperate landscapes.
South-eastern Australia and Tasmania in suitable open forest and grassland.
Where does a common wombat live?
South-eastern Australia and Tasmania in suitable open…
Worth knowing
- Adaptation Powerful limbs excavate extensive burrows that provide shelter from weather and predators.
- Ecological role Wombats graze on grasses and roots, affecting vegetation and soil in temperate landscapes.
- Home South-eastern Australia and Tasmania in suitable open forest and grassland.
How it survives
Powerful limbs excavate extensive burrows that provide shelter from weather and predators.
A stocky burrower transforms Australian soil, leaving tunnels and unmistakably cube-shaped droppings.
Why relationships matter
Wombats graze on grasses and roots, affecting vegetation and soil in temperate landscapes.
Where it lives
South-eastern Australia and Tasmania in suitable open forest and grassland.
Pressures and responses
Road collisions, mange in some populations and habitat fragmentation.
Protect burrow networks and reduce road hazards; respond to disease locally.
Sources
- University of Michigan Museum of Zoology — Animal Diversity Web, Vombatus ursinus
- GBIF — Vombatus ursinus accepted taxon
- Australian Museum — Bare-nosed wombat, Vombatus ursinus
- New South Wales National Parks — Wombat scat
Records of where it has been seen come live from GBIF; observed interactions from GloBI. Draft — not yet reviewed by a person.