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A wombat warns off intruders with an aggressive display of head shaking, gnashing teeth and a guttural growl.
The hairy-nosed wombat lives in burrows it digs with its strong claws. Burrows provide wombats with protection from predators, weather and bushfires. A predator following a wombat into its burrow can be crushed against the roof by the wombat's powerful rump.
For defence, the wombat literally uses its backside. It has extra tough, thick skin on its lower back. Because a wombat's burrow is only just big enough for the wombat itself to fit into, in the event of a dog or dingo attack, it will turn around and present only that thicker hide to the aggressor, a hide that is difficult for a dingo's teeth to penetrate.
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Is there a third species of Hairy Nosed wombats?
Australia has just the Northern hairy-nosed wombat and the Southern hairy-nosed wombat. There is also the Common wombat.
What are the hairy nosed marsupials that are great at digging?
This question is probably meant to be a reference to the Southern Hairy Nosed wombat and the Northern Hairy Nosed wombat. However, there is also the Common wombat, which is not "hairy nosed".
What is the closest relative to the northern hairy nosed wombat?
The closest relative to the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat is the Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat, judging by their scientific names. There are, in fact, three species of wombats which live in Australia. They are the Common wombat (Vombatus ursinus), the Northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii) and the Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons).
When was Northern hairy-nosed wombat created?
Northern hairy-nosed wombat was created in 1873.
When was Southern hairy-nosed wombat created?
Southern hairy-nosed wombat was created in 1845.
Does a hairy nosed wombat have a tail?
The Hairy-nosed wombat has a short, almost invisible tail.
What is the difference between a common wombat and a hairy nosed wombat?
There are several differences between the Norhern Hairy nosed wombat and the Common wombat.The Common wombat lacks the distinctly hairy nose of either the Northern Hairy nosed wombat or the Southern Hairy nosed wombat.The Common wombat is the smallest of the three wombat species, while the Northern Hairy nosed wombat is the largest of the three.The Common wombat's ears are not as pointed as the Northern Hairy nosed wombat's ears.The Common wombat has a conservation status of Vulnerable, but the Northern Hairy nosed wombat is Critically Endangered.The Common wombat is found throughout southeastern Australia and the island state of Tasmania, while the Northern Hairy nosed wombat is now restricted to one protected enclosure in western Queensland, within Epping Forest National Park.The Common wombat feeds on grasses, sedges and tubers, but the Northern Hairy nosed wombat is more likely to feed on just native grasses.The Northern Hairy nosed wombat has a much squarer muzzle than the Common wombat.
Which Australian city has the hairy-nosed wombat as its faunal emblem?
The Hairy-nosed wombat is not the faunal emblem of any city. The hairy nosed wombat is the faunal emblem of the state of South Australia.
The Hairy-nosed Wombat is the animal emblem of which Australian state?
Hairy-Nosed Wombat is the emblem for South Australia
What are the phyisical character istics of the nothern hairy nosed wombat?
what are the physical characteristics of the northern hairy nosed wombat
Which Australian state has the hairy nosed wombat as its faunal emblem?
The hairy nosed wombat is the faunal emblem of South Australia.
Which state has has the hairy-nosed wombat as its faunal emblem?
South Australia has the hairy-nosed wombat as one of its faunal emblems.
