Wombat Facts

A little over three feet in length and fifty pounds, the average Wombat looks like an over-sized ground squirrel.

Notwithstanding their looks, the Wombat is a marsupial, related to the koala rather than the rodent. They raise their young in pouches.

Three Wombat species (family Vombatidae) inhabit forest and scrub lands of Australia.

Northern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus krefftii), a critically endangered species with approximately one hundred individuals located in Epping Forest National Park, Queensland.
Southern Hairy-nosed Wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
Common Wombat (Vombatus ursinus)

All wombats are herbivores that consume a variety of local grasses, leaves and moss.

While they do not compete for food with local ranchers and farmers, their general rodent look and propensity to dig extensive burrow systems for protection against predators such as wild dogs, leads many locals to label them as pests.

Wombat Facts