Resembling a small bear, the common wombat has coarse, bristle-like fur that ranges in color from sandy hues to darker browns and blacks. The burrow's diameter is about the same size as the wombat and can be up to 20 inches wide, large enough for a small person to crawl into. Adult wombats can have a weight that ranges from 20 to 39 kg. We have temperate and tropical rain forests, snow-capped mountains, and quite a bit of desert (~ 70% of the country). The newborn wombat, which weighs only 1 gram and is less than 3 centimetres long, has to crawl from the birth canal into the mother's pouch. Many Diprotodon fossils have been discovered in the vicinity of shrinking, salt-covered lakes. When leaving the pouch, they weigh between 3.5 and 6.5 kg (7.7 and 14.3 lb). As big as Australia is, it can also be punishingly dry — almost as much two million years ago as it is today. Wombats are marsupials. The joey is weaned around 12 to 15 months of age, and is usually independent at 18 months of age. Some in the USA do not realise just how big it really is, or the diversity we have. There used to be giant wombats. Evidently, the giant wombats were migrating in search of water, and some of them crashed through the crystalline surface of lakes and drowned. The common wombat can breed every two years and produce a single joey. Wombats are efficient diggers, and their burrows can be from 3 to 30 meters (10 to 100 feet) long and up to 3.5 meters (11.5 feet) deep. The common wombat’s hairless nose, smaller ears, rounder head, and longer fur distinguishes it from hairy-nosed species of wombats. They range in color from sandy to brown, or black to grey. However, wombats' teeth are unlike those of other marsupials, and more like a rodent's teeth. Australia is the smallest continent, yet the 6 th largest country in the world. Mating occurs between September and December, and usually results in one offspring. Three species of wombats are found in Australia, which are the common wombat, and two species of the hairy-nosed wombat. And empathetic. An ancestor of today's wombats was a giant the size of a rhinoceros that lived during the Ice Age. No. In captivity, they can survive for about 20 years. A wombat can reproduce after it reaches 2 years of age. It's fairly likely that the casual wombat is not as large as the wombat who sparked this conversation, however as animals go, they are still pretty big. They are large and solid animals. The best kind of animal. It is believed that ancient Aborigines hunted the giant wombat. The gestation period is about 20–30 days, and the young remain in the pouch for five months. In the wild, they can live for about fifteen years.