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Common wombat

Length

0.84 to 1.15 m (head and body of mainland wombats (average 98.5 cm); Tasmanian and island wombats are smaller)

Weight

22 to 39 kg (mainland wombats, average 26 kg)

Lifespan in the wild

up to 15 years (in the wild (IUCN); the Australian Museum gives up to 11 years wild and well into the twenties in captivity)

Lives in

Australia