It is a solidly built animal with strong legs and claws for burrowing. It's fur is soft and silky with black patches around the eyes. The head is broad and flat with small eyes and ears and a turned over nose. The nose is covered with short brown hair. It has a very short tail, hidden by it's fur.
Females have a backward opening pouch with two teats inside.
The Southern Hairy-nosed wombat lives in the drier areas near the state borders between Western and Southern Australia. The Northern Hairy-nosed wombat once lived in western New South Wales and southern Queensland. The only surviving colony is in Epping Forest, central Queensland. They spend most of the day sleeping alone in a burrow only coming out at night to eat grasses, plant roots and moss. Their strong teeth never stop growing and don't have roots.