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All wombats, including the Hairy-nosed wombat, are herbivores, and grazing animals. They have sharp teeth with which they bite and chew the grasses and sedges on which they feed.

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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).


Does a hairy nosed wombat have a tail?

The Hairy-nosed wombat has a short, almost invisible tail.


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.


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


What type of food does the Wombat eat?

The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (aka Queensland Hairy-nosed Wombat, Yaminon) eats mostly native grasses. The Common Wombat eats mostly native grasses, sedges, rushes, shrub and tree roots. The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat eats mostly young shoots of native grasses.


Which Australian state has the hairy nosed wombat as its faunal emblem?

The hairy nosed wombat is the faunal emblem of South Australia.