Common wombat
Vombatus ursinus
Like rodents, wombats' teeth grow continuously to compensate for the wear and tear caused by the silica in grasses.
Common wombats are found through forest and woodland areas along the eastern and southern coast of Australia, and in Tasmania. The common wombat is not endangered, although its habitat is decreasing.
Common wombats are found in Tasmania and in some parts of New South Wales. Hairy-nosed wombats are rarer and found only in the more arid regions of Australia.
Common Wombat
Wild Ass (African Wild Ass)
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Common Wombat Range
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Type: Mammal Diet: Herbivore Size: 28 to 47 in (71 to 119 cm) Weight: 32 to 80 lbs (15 to 36 kg) Group name: Mob or Colony Size relative to a 6-ft (2-m) man: ...
Common Wombat (V. ursinus)
Lasiorhinus
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (L. latifrons) Â- Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (L. krefftii) ...
The common wombat is mainly a solitary animal, except during the breeding season. Individual wombats live in a series of burrows called warrens. There are generally three types of burrows: minor, medium and major.
The common wombat is a nocturnal herbivore and gets to about 26 years old in the wild although some wombat individuals have been known to live for longer in captivity.
The Northern Hairy-Nosed (NHN) wombat is one of three species of wombat, along with the Southern Hairy-Nosed wombat and the Common wombat. It is arguably the largest of the three (see left), with the largest individual recorded at 39.8kg.
Built to Burrow: Common wombats live in southeastern Australia and Tasmania. They prefer heath, coastal scrub and open forest habitats, where the soil tends to be loose and easy to dig. Wombats love to burrow.
Hairy-nosed wombats eat a coarser diet than that of the common wombat (Vombatus ursinus), and as a result they need to masticate their food more thoroughly than that species, ...
Wombats defend home territories centered on their burrows, and react aggressively to intruders. The Common Wombat occupies a range of up to 23 hectares (57 acres), while the hairy-nosed species have much smaller ranges, ...
 See also: Wombat, Marsupial, Burro, Manatee, Rabbit
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