What type of environments does a wombat live in?

Answer 1

The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat, or Yaminon's, habitat is semi-arid open woodland almost exclusively in and around the Epping Forest National park near Clermont in Queensland. Because this animal is critically endangered, much careful research went into seeking a suitable site to relocate some of the animals, and a small colony has now been established near Charleville in western Queensland.

Common Wombat habitat is eucalypt forest, open woodland, coastal scrub and heath in southeastern Australia.

Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat habitat is eucalypt and acacia woodland, shrubland and heath in parts of southern South Australia, southeastern Western Australia and western Victoria.

Wombats dig burrows for shelter.

Answer 2

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (aka Queensland Hairy-nosed Wombat, Yaminon)

Scientific name: Lasiorhinus krefftii

National conservation status: Endangered (likely to become extinct if threats continue)

Size: 35 cm high, 1100 mm long

Weight: up to 35 kg (Females slightly heavier than males)

Diet: Native grasses

Habitat: Semi-arid open woodland The curious name comes from its distinctive muzzle which is covered with short brown hairs. It is strong and heavily built, with short, powerful legs and strong claws that are used to dig burrows or search for suitable plants to eat. Its fur is soft, silky, and mainly brown, mottled with grey, fawn and black. It has a broad head, and the ears are long and slightly pointed with tufts of white hair on the edges. The Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat gives birth to one young during the wet season (November - April). The young stay in the mothers pouch for eight to nine months. They leave their mother at about 15 months. Common Wombat

Scientific name: Vombatus ursinis

National conservation status: Secure

Size: 900-1150 mm long

Weight: 22-39 kg

Diet: Native grasses, sedges, rushes, shrub and tree roots

Habitat: Eucalypt forest, open woodland, coastal scrub and heath The Common Wombat occurs in southeastern Australia. It has coarser hair, a smaller tail and shorter, more rounded ears than the Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat. It is nocturnal during the summer, but in winter it often comes out of its burrow during the day. Common Wombats breed at any time of the year. They live to 15 years in the wild, and up to 20 years in captivity. Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat

Scientific name: Lasiorhinus latifrons

National conservation status: Secure in restricted area

Size: 770-934 mm long

Weight: 19-32 kg

Diet: Prefer young shoots of native grasses

Habitat: Eucalypt and acacia woodland, shrubland and heath The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat species occurs in parts of southern South Australia, southeastern Western Australia and western Victoria. It is the smallest of the three wombats in Australia has red-brown fur and a shorter face. The Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat breeds from late September through to December.

Answer 3

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.

Answer 4

Common Wombat

Scientific name: Vombatus ursinis

National conservation status: Secure

Size: 900-1150 mm long

Weight: 22-39 kg

Diet: Native grasses, sedges, rushes, shrub and tree roots

Habitat: Eucalypt forest, open woodland, coastal scrub and heath The Common Wombat occurs in southeastern Australia including Tasmania.

Answer 5

The habitat of the common wombat is eucalyptus bushland or open woodlands along the coast of Australia, from southeastern Queensland, south through eastern New South Wales, and also along the eastsrn and southern coast of Victoria - basically following the ranges and slopes of the Great Dividing Range. It is also found in Tasmania and on Flinders Island in Bass Srait.

Answer 6

Um ... wombats live in Australia, or maybe, possibly, Madagascar... so unless you're talking--er, typing about-- what type of habitat/biome they live in, I'm not really sure. Hope I could help, but if I didn't, oh well.

Actually,

The Common wombat lives in the temperate regions of southeast Australia and Tasmania. Habitat includes woodlands, shrub-lands, heath, coastal regions, and hilly and mountainous regions. They seem to prefer wetter, forested, rocky regions that are cooler. They also prefer sloping ground for proper burrow drainage

Answer 7

A wombat is a short legged muscular quadrupedal marsupial. They are native to Australia and are found in forested, mountainous, and healthland areas of south-eastern Australia including Tasmania.

Answer 8

The Common wombat is one of three species of wombat, all of which live only in Australia. This species of wombat is found between the Great Dividing Range (which is the main mountain range running down the eastern seaboard of Australia) and the coast from Stanthorpe in Queensland, right around to Adelaide and other scattered areas of South Australia, and throughout Tasmania.

Answer 9

The Common wombat is one of three species of wombat found in Austalia. Its habitat is eucalypt forest, open woodland, coastal scrub and heath in southeastern Australia. This habitat is located between the Great Dividing Range and the coast from Stanthorpe in Queensland, around to Adelaide and scatter parts of South Australia, as well as throughout Tasmania.