Editing Wombat (section)

==Species==
The three [[Neontology|extant]] species of wombat<ref name=msw3/> are all [[endemism|endemic]] to Australia and a few offshore islands. They are protected under Australian law.<ref name="gum">{{cite web |last=Humble |first=Gary |date=1 June 2006 |title=The Uncommon Wombat |url=http://www.abc.net.au/science/scribblygum/june2006/ |access-date=13 August 2010 |work=Scribbly Gum |publisher=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]]}}</ref>

* [[Common wombat]] (''Vombatus ursinus''), which has three [[subspecies]]:<ref>{{cite web | title=Common Wombat | website=[[Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania]] | date=3 April 2024 | url=https://nre.tas.gov.au/wildlife-management/fauna-of-tasmania/mammals/possums-kangaroos-and-wombats/wombat | access-date=6 June 2024}}</ref>
** ''Vombatus ursinus hirsutus'', found on the [[Australian mainland]]
** ''Vombatus ursinus tasmaniensis'', found in [[Tasmania]]
** ''Vombatus ursinus ursinus'', found on [[Flinders Island]] and [[Maria Island]] in the [[Bass Strait]]
* [[Northern hairy-nosed wombat]] or ''yaminon'' (''Lasiorhinus krefftii''), which is [[Critically Endangered|critically endangered]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Lasiorhinus krefftii – Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat, Yaminon |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=198|work=[[Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts]]|publisher=[[Government of Australia|Australian Government]]|access-date=13 August 2010|date=12 February 2010}}</ref>
* [[Southern hairy-nosed wombat]] (''Lasiorhinus latifrons''), the smallest of the three species