Northern Hairy-Nosed Wombat By Nicolette and Jessey
| Full name: Northern hairy-nosed wombat
Size: 35 cm height, up to l m long Weight: Up to 40 kg. The females are a little bit bigger than the males because they have an extra layer of fat. Found: They are found mostly in central Queensland because of the hot weather.
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This is a Northern hairy-nosed eating |
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This is a photo of a toy Northern hairy-nosed wombat
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Habitat: Wombats sleep in their cool burrows at night then
they go to find their food.
Relatives: Are the common wombat and the southern hairy-nosed wombat. Food: At night the wombat goes to feed on coarse grass and different roots. |
| Identification:
Head and body: 80-100cm Tail: 3-5cm a very strange shape. Abundance: very sparse [last count in 1993 was 65] Status: endangered Size: 35 cm high, lm long Weight: up to 40 kg, females slightly. |
This is a picture of where the Northern hairy-nosed wombat lives in Australia. |
This is a picture of a wombat's habitat |
The northern hairy-nosed wombat is nearly extinct because there are only 40-60 left in Australia. The northern hairy-nosed wombat's nose is very important because they have very poor eyesight so they can smell their food in the dark. It take about a day for a northern hairy-nosed wombat to dig a burrow with their sharp claws. The wombats claws are a about 5 cm in length. |
| The Northern Hairy- Nosed Wombat has a furry nose, that's
why it got called the Northern hairy-nosed wombat. Nicolette and Jessey chose
this animal because it is a cute and interesting creature in Australia.
A wombat has a very different kind of skeleton and digestive system. The northern hairy-nosed wombat likes to live alone. If another wombat comes he starts to attack the wombat Hope you enjoyed our web page.
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This is a picture of the insides of a Northern hairy-nosed wombat
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