Aborigines knew about the wombat for thousands of years before European settlement.
There are three species of wombat, and the date of discovery of the first Common Wombat is unknown, but it was first scientifically described by George Shaw in 1800.
The southern hairy nosed wombat was first described in 1845. The endangered northern hairy nosed wombat was first discovered at Epping Forest station in Queensland in 1937.
Australia
A wombat has a pouch.
The wombat's common name is wombat. The scientific name is Vombatus ursinus.
The wombat's common name is wombat. The scientific name is Vombatus ursinus.
Zero. There are no thumbs on a wombat.
The closest relative to the wombat is the koala.
Yes, a wombat is a mammal and a marsupial.
wombat = vombátido
Yes: the wombat is indeed territorial.
platypus or wombat
There is no such species as the common brush tail wombat.There are only three species of wombat: the Common wombat, the Northern hairy-nosed wombat and the Southern hairy-nosed wombat.
The hairy-nosed wombat (not the common wombat) is the official emblem of South Australia.