One of the 3 hairy-nosed wombats on WAnimals
Mammals · Diprotodontia · Vombatidae
Vombatus ursinus
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
It is the largest burrowing herbivorous mammal in the world, able to dig burrow systems up to 20 metres long and more than 2 metres deep.
Weight
20 kg – 35 kg
Size
90 cm – 1.2 m
Life expectancy
15 years
Diet
Herbivore
Feeds mainly on plants.
Activity
Nocturnal
Active mainly at night.
Social structure
Solitary
Lives and hunts alone, joining others only to breed.
AI-generated images: illustrations, not photographs.
Sources consulted: Zoogalaxy · AnAge (genomics.senescence.info) · Natural History on the Net · Animal Diversity Web · Animalia.bio · Chloe Likes Wombats · Altina Wildlife Park · Wikipedia (Common wombat) · MSU Brain Museum
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented — showing 10 of 16.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Bare-nosed Wombat — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about bare-nosed wombat.
