Phascolomys
wombat, the sole genus of the family Phascolomyidæ.
Tail rudimentary; stomach simple; cӕcum very short, wide, and with a peculiar vermiform appendage. Three species are known; they may be divided into two groups: (1) P. wombat and P. platyrhinus, the common and broad-nosed wombats; and (2) P. latifrons, the hairy-nosed wombat. They are terrestrial, burrowing animals, vegetable feeders, from the S. of Australia, Tasmania, and the islands of Bass' Straits.
PHASE PHEASANT