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Asked in Wombats
What vertebrate group does the wombat belong?
The wombat is a mammal. Specifically, it is a marsupial.
Asked in South Australia
What is the state mammal of South Australia?
Hairy-Nosed Wombat or as it is sometimes called the plains
wombat.
Asked in Wombats
Is a wombat cold or warm blooded?
All mammals are warm blooded
A wombat is a marsupial mammal.
Asked in South Australia
What is the mammal emblem for South Australia?
The mammal emblem for South Australia is the hairy-nosed
wombat.
Asked in Animal Life, Wombats
Is the wombat a placental animal?
No. The wombat is a marsupial, not a placental mammal.
This means the young do not develop in the mother's uterus, but in
a pouch.
Asked in Scattergories and Words Starting with Certain Letters
What mammal start with the letter w?
WHALE,walrus,or a wombat
Asked in Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Species, Wombats
Does the hairy nosed wombat breathe through lungs?
Yes. The wombat is a mammal and, like all mammals, it breathes
through lungs.
Asked in Wombats
How does a wombat feed its young?
Being a mammal, the wombat feeds its young on mothers' milk.
When first born, the wombat joey crawls to the mother's pouch where
it latches onto a teat, which swells in its mouth, securing it
firmly in the pouch.
Asked in Wombats
Is a wombat a placental mammal?
No. Wombats are marsupials. They have backward-facing pouches,
like their nearest relative, the koala.
Asked in Wombats
What is the wombat's Family?
The wombat belongs to the family Vombatidae. It
is a mammal and a marsupial. Members of the family Vombatidae are
characterised by having short, stocky legs; short, almost
non-existent tails; large heads; and small ears. Only the Common
wombat, the Southern hairy nosed wombat and the Northern hairy
nosed wombat are in this family.
Asked in Wombats
Why does a wombat have fur?
A wombat has fur because it is a mammal. All mammals have either
fur, skin or hair. The wombat's fur helps act as insulation during
the weather, and its colouring provides some camouflage.
Asked in Koalas
What type of animal is a koala?
The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a marsupial mammal and is
indigenous to Australia. Its closest relative is the wombat.
It is not a bear.
Asked in Koalas, Kangaroos, Wombats
What group are the kangaroo wombat koala and glider classified under?
These animals are all classified in the mammal group known as
marsupials.
Asked in Koalas
The binomial nomenclature of a koala?
Koalas are not bears. The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) is a
marsupial mammal and is indigenous to Australia. Their closest
relative is the wombat.
Asked in Marsupials
What is a joey?
A joey is the proper name for the young of any marsupial
(pouched mammal), whether it be a kangaroo, wallaby, koala, wombat
or even a Tasmanian Devil.
Asked in Biology, Mammals, Giant Pandas
What is a 6 letter mammal?
possum
badger
quokka - an Australian marsupial
dugong - marine mammal
jaguar - African land mammal
baboon
gibbon ?? i think
alpaca - related to the llama
gazelle - African?? antelope-type mammal
wombat - another Australian mammal
numbat - Australian
ermine - like a weasel (which is another)
weasel
That's all I've got for now. . cya
Asked in Wombats
Why is a wombat called wombat?
Wombat is a word derived from one of the Aboriginal
languages.
Asked in Land Mammals, Koalas
There are only three mammals that can survive on a diet of Eucalyptus leavesThe Koala is one such mammal and the Greater Glider is another Name the other mammal?
The wombat has also been known to eat young eucalyptus
leaves and shoots close to the ground.
Asked in Endangered, Vulnerable, and Threatened Species, Wombats, Australia Animal Life
What is the most common species of wombat?
The most common species of wombat is the Common wombat.
There are three species of wombat. They are the Common wombat
(Vombatus ursinus), the Northern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus
krefftii) and the Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus
latifrons).The Common wombat is most widespread in Australia, and
the only species found in the island state of Tasmania.