Order Diprotodontia Author Wilson, Don E. Author Reeder, DeeAnn text 2005 The Johns Hopkins University Press Baltimore Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1 43 70 book chapter 0-8018-8221-4 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 Vombatus ursinus (Shaw 1800) [Didelphis] ursina Shaw 1800 , Gen. Zool. Syst. Nat. Hist., Vol. 1, 2, Mammalia : 504 . Type Locality: Australia , Tasmania , Bass Strait, Cape Barren Isl. Vernacular Names: Common Wombat . Synonyms: Vombatus angasii (Gray 1863) ; Vombatus assimilis (Krefft 1872) ; Vombatus bassii (Lesson 1827) ; Vombatus fossor (Desmarest 1804) ; Vombatus fuscus (Tiedemann 1808) ; Vombatus hirsutum (Perry 1810) ; Vombatus mitchelli (Owen 1838) ; Vombatus niger (Gould 1863) ; Vombatus platyrhinus (Owen 1853) ; Vombatus setosus (Gray 1863) ; Vombatus tasmaniensis (Spencer and Kershaw 1910) ; Vombatus wombat (Voigt 1802) . Distribution: E New South Wales , S Victoria , SE South Australia , Tasmania , islands in the Bass Strait, and extreme SE Queensland ( Australia ). Conservation: IUCN – Vulnerable as V . u. ursinus , Lower Risk (lc) as V. usrinus . Common. Discussion: Subspecies uncertain; marked differences in size exist between insular and mainland wombats, but there are wide overlaps.