Vombatiformes

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Vombatiformes is a suborder of marsupials that includes wombats and the koala, characterized by stout bodies and herbivorous diets.

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All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Vombatiformes canonical 3
Phascolarctidae 1

Statements (42)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marsupial taxon
taxonomic suborder
bodySizeVariation from small wombats to giant diprotodontids
characteristic diprotodont dentition
stout body form
syndactylous hind feet
class Mammalia
containsExtantFamilies Phascolarctidae
Vombatidae
containsExtinctFamilies Diprotodontidae
Ilariidae
Mukupirnidae
Palorchestes
surface form: Palorchestidae

Thylacoleonidae
diet herbivorous
distinguishingFromOtherDiprotodonts robust body and specialized herbivory
feedingStrategy browsing on leaves and grasses
fossilRecordRegion Australia
New Guinea
hasLivingRepresentativeCommonName koala
hasTypeMemberCommonName wombat
higherClassification Diprotodontia
includesCommonName koala
wombats
includesTaxon Phascolarctidae
Vombatidae
infraclass Marsupialia
kingdom Animalia
locomotion primarily terrestrial
nativeTo Australia
Tasmania
nearby Australian islands
notableExtinctMembers Diprotodon
Palorchestes
Thylacoleo carnifex
order Diprotodontia
phylum Chordata
reproduction marsupial reproduction with pouch
scientificStudyField mammalogy
marsupial paleontology
taxonRank suborder
temporalRange Oligocene to Recent

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Diprotodontia includesSuborder Vombatiformes
Diprotodontia includesFamily Vombatiformes
this entity surface form: Phascolarctidae
Palorchestes belongsToClade Vombatiformes
Vombatidae suborder Vombatiformes