All wombats (including the Northern hairy-nose wombat) are herbivorous and live in burrows. They are the largest herbivorous burrowing animals in the world. They have a stout body, blunt head and broad paws with strong claws making it a powerful earth-mover, burrowing up to 2 metres a night. A typical burrow is about 50 cm high and 50 cm wide and can be up to 30 metres long with several chambers including nursery burrows. 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, however, a wombat will abandon the burrow if a snake moves in. When wombats are resting in a burrow, their metabolism slows to two-thirds of normal to conserve water and energy.

Common wombat current distribution is now between the Great Dividing Range and the coast from Stanthorpe in Queensland and right around almost to Adelaide and all of Tasmania. Prior to European settlement, the habitat would have been very much the same, but the population more dense and less patchy than currently. Northern hairy-nosed wombat current distribution is now almost exclusively in and around the Epping Forest National park near Clermont in Queensland. Prior to European settlement, the habitat would have extended down from Clermont through central NSW and into Victoria. Southern hairy-nosed wombat current distribution is along the southern areas of South and Western Australia, mostly along the Nullabor Plain and as far east as Murraylands, and away from population centres. Prior to European settlement, the habitat would have been very much the same, but the population more dense and less patchy than currently.

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The wombat is only found on the continent of Australia.

Yes, growling is one of the vocalisations of a wombat, and one of the ways it communicates.

Often wombats do not survive if they are under attack, and this is why the Northern Hairy nosed wombat is endangered. Wombats in the immediate vicinity of their burrows stand a better chance of surviving an attack. Their burrow is only the size of their own body. They can then turn their heavy body and present only their back end, which is reinforced with extra thick skin and fur, to a would-be attacker. They have no tail for a predator to grasp onto. If an attacker is somehow able to climb over the top of the wombat while in its burrow, the marsupial has incredibly strong forelegs, with which it will push against the roof of its burrow, crushing the enemy.

While the early Australian settlers often referred to the wombat as a "badger", it is nothing like a badger. The closest relative to the wombat is the koala. Both creatures have short legs with very sharp claws. Both also share the very unique feature of a backward-facing pouch.

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Common wombat current distribution is now between the Great Dividing Range and the coast from Stanthorpe in Queensland and right around almost to Adelaide and all of Tasmania. Prior to European settlement, the habitat would have been very much the same, but the population more dense and less patchy than currently.

Northern hairy-nosed wombat current distribution is now almost exclusively in and around the Epping Forest National park near Clermont in Queensland. Prior to European settlement, the habitat would have extended down from Clermont through central NSW and into Victoria.

Southern hairy-nosed wombat current distribution is along the southern areas of South and Western Australia, mostly along the Nullarbor Plain and as far east as Murraylands, and away from population centres. Prior to European settlement, the habitat would have been very much the same, but the population more dense and less patchy than currently.

No, A 'Monotreme' is a member of the order 'Monotremata' which consists of just two members, the Platypus and the Echidna, both of which are the only egg laying mammals.

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The gestation period of a wombat is 30 days resulting in a single, bean-sized, 1 gram offspring. The joey is blind and crawls from the birth canal, following the smell of its mother's milk into the backwards facing pouch. For the next 7-8 months, the joey is completely dependent on its mother, even for warmth since it cannot control its own body temperature. The joey leaves the pouch permanently at about 10 months, but stays with its mother for a further 5-10 months.

The size of a wombat depends upon the species.

The Hairy-nosed Wombat grows up to 1 m long, and a height of 35 cm. Their weight may reach 35kg, and females are usually heavier than males.

The Common Wombat is usually around 91 cm in length and an average weight of around 26 kg, although those found in Tasmania tend to be smaller.

The Common Wombat's burrow tends to be anywhere between one metre and eight metres in length.

The Southern Hairy Nosed wombat tend to dig a burrow between 10 and 20 metres in length.

The Northern Hairy Nosed wombat has a burrow of similar length to its Southern cousin, although some burrows in the Northern Hairy Nosed wombat's habitat of Epping Forest in Queensland have been measured at ninety metres in length.

Wombats are Australian marsupials. Marsupials are a type of mammal.

A joey is virtually any baby marsupial. So, whilst the mother is commonly a kangaroo, it could also be a wallaby, wallaroo, wombat, bilby, numbat, potoroo, quokka, phascogale, possum, glider, Tasmanian devil or one of many other different creatures.

No. Wombats are herbivorous marsupials, feeding mostly on grasses as well as other vegetation, such as herbs, bark, roots and sedges. Their strong teeth enable them to chew through tough vegetation.

You can find pictures of wombats by browsing the sites listed in the "Related Links" section of this answer.

There is no particular name for either the female or male wombat.

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