However they like to burrow underground. Therefore it is really an unrealistic wish of mine to have one as a pet. Wombats are marsupial mammals native to Eastern Australia and Tasmania. They can weigh up to 39 kg and can grow approximately to 1 meter. They have a short 25mm tail and stumpy legs.
Wombats live in hilly forest country and like to burrow underground.
They can burrow for as long as 20 meters. Australia has three species of wombat . The common wombat - found in forested habitats and grazes in forest clearings of Tasmania, NSW and Victoria. This wombat turned around for me to photograph him.