VOMBATIDAE (Wombats)

The family Vombatidae (Order Diprotodontia, Suborder Vombatiformes) is a small family
of marsupial mammals consisting of three extant species: Lasiorhinus kreffti
(eastcentral Queensland), Lasiorhinus latifrons (southern South Australia and
southeastern Western Australia), and Vombatus ursinus (Tasmania and some Bass Strait
islands, southeastern South Australia, Victoria, southern and western New South
Wales, and extreme southeastern Queensland).


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