Common Wombat
Vombatus ursinus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassMammalia (Mamífers)
- OrderDiprotodontia (Kangaroos, Possums, Wombats, and Allies)
- FamilyVombatidae (Wombats)
- GenusVombatus (Bare-nosed Wombats)
- SpeciesVombatus ursinus (Common Wombat)
Closest Relatives at Blue Mountains National Park
Eastern Grey Kangaroo
Macropus giganteus
Swamp Wallaby
Wallabia bicolor
Common Brushtail
Trichosurus vulpecula
Common Ringtail Possum
Pseudocheirus peregrinus
Red-necked Wallaby
Notamacropus rufogriseus
Wallaroo
Macropus robustus
Greater Glider
Petauroides volans
Brush-tailed Rock-wallaby
Petrogale penicillata
Koala
Phascolarctos cinereus
Sugar Glider
Petaurus breviceps
Eastern Pygmy Possum
Cercartetus nanus
Feather-tailed Glider
Acrobates pygmaeus
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 2 | Wilsons Promontory National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 3 | Kosciuszko National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 4 | Freycinet National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 5 | Blue Mountains National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia | |
| 6 | Booderee National Park | 🇦🇺 Australia |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Common Wombat in Blue Mountains National Park?
About 28% of visitor-days record a Common Wombat sighting in Blue Mountains National Park, based on 140 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Common Wombat in Blue Mountains National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Common Wombat in Blue Mountains National Park in our monthly data.