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Wombats are short-legged, muscular quadrupedal marsupials native to Australia and are about 1 m in length, with small, stubby tails.
All are members of the family Vombatidae.

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A burrowing plant-eating Australian marsupial that resembles a small bear with short legs.

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Any of various burrowing herbivorous Australian marsupials, esp Vombatus ursinus, constituting the family Vombatidae and having short limbs, a heavy body, and coarse dense fur.

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Any of several stocky burrowing Australian marsupials of the family Vombatidae, somewhat resembling a small bear and feeding mainly on grass, leaves, and roots.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom    : Animalia

• Phylum     : Chordata

• Class      : Mammalia

• Infraclass : Marsupialia

• Order      : Diprotodontia

• Suborder   : Vombatiformes

• Family     : Vombatidae

Genera and Species

1. Vombatus
1. Vombatus ursinus
2. Lasiorhinus
1. Lasiorhinus latifrons
2. Lasiorhinus krefftii

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