Wombats

Fast Facts
Large, pudgy marsupial
Size: 28 to 47 in
Weight: 32 to 80 lbs
A group is called a mob or colony
 Distribution

They are found in forested, mountainous, and heathland areas

 Reproduction
Dig burrows with front
teeth and claws.
Have a backwards pouch
that does not gather dirt
over its young
Give birth to a single
young after 20-22 days
The young leave the
pouch after about 67
months. Weaned after 15
months, and are sexually
mature at 18 months
 Nocturnal and feed on grasses,
roots, and bark..
Wombats have an slow metabolism,
taking around 14 days to complete
digestion

When threatened they can reach

up to 25 mph
The wombat's primary defense is
its toughened rear hide with most
of the posterior made of cartilage.
When attacked, wombats dive into
a nearby tunnel, using their rump
to block a pursuing attacker.
 Conservation
The field and pasture damage caused by wombat
burrowing can be a destructive nuisance to
ranchers and farmers.
Wombats have been hunted for this behavior, as
well as for their fur and simply for sport.
Some species (the northern hairy-nosed wombats)
are now critically endangered, while others (the
common or coarse-haired wombat) are still hunted
as vermin.
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