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title: "Bare-nosed Wombat"
description: "Vombatus ursinus — Mamíferos. The common wombat, also known as the bare-nosed wombat, is a marsupial, one of three extant species of wombats and the sole extant member of the genus Vombatus."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/bare-nosed-wombat
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Bare-nosed Wombat

> Vombatus ursinus — Mamíferos. The common wombat, also known as the bare-nosed wombat, is a marsupial, one of three extant species of wombats and the sole extant member of the genus Vombatus.

- Scientific name: *Vombatus ursinus*
- Category: `mammals` (Mamíferos)
- Habitats: unknown
- iNaturalist observations: 12466
- Wikidata: [Q752436](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q752436)
- iNaturalist taxon: [43009](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/43009)

## Names

- en: Bare-nosed Wombat
- de: Nacktnasenwombat
- es: Uómbat Común
- fr: Wombat Commun
- nl: Wombat
- pl: Wombat tasmański

## Countries with the most observations

AU (11028)

## Summary

The common wombat, also known as the bare-nosed wombat, is a marsupial, one of three extant species of wombats and the sole extant member of the genus Vombatus. It has three subspecies: Vombatus ursinus hirsutus, found on the Australian mainland;
Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis, found in Tasmania; and Vombatus ursinus ursinus, found on Flinders Island and Maria Island in the Bass Strait.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_wombat

## Photo

![Bare-nosed Wombat](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/bare-nosed-wombat/medium.jpg)

Photo: corunastylis · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/36113962

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/bare-nosed-wombat?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).