Species group · Mammals
Wombats
WAnimals has 3 species of wombat, in the family Vombatidae.
- 3 species
- 1 family
- 1 country
- 18 parks
- Weight
- 19 kg – 40 kg
- Length
- 77 cm – 1.2 m
- Lifespan
- 15 – 25 years
Ranges calculated from the profiles that record the figure, not from all 3.
All 3 species of wombats on WAnimals
Each one has its own full profile. This group does not replace them: it brings them together.
Conservation status
1 Least Concern1 Near Threatened1 Critically Endangered
1 species in this group is in a threatened category according to the IUCN.
Where they live
Recorded in one country.
Where to see them
Did you know…?
Its pouch opens backwards, a unique adaptation that keeps soil out while it digs.
From Bare-nosed Wombat
It eats grasses, roots and herbs, mostly at night.
From Bare-nosed Wombat
It lives in forest, alpine grassland, coast and woodland of south-eastern Australia and Tasmania.
From Bare-nosed Wombat
It is the official animal emblem of South Australia.
Its teeth grow continuously throughout its life.
It goes long spells without drinking, living on hardy grasses and shrubs.
It produces cube-shaped droppings, an oddity explained by the uneven elasticity of the walls of its gut, which stops them rolling off when it leaves them on rocks and logs to mark territory.
It came so close to the end that in the 1980s little more than thirty living animals were counted, all in a single park, and the whole species depended on there being no serious fire or drought.