the wombats of australia fall into two main groups, common wombats and hairy-nosed wombats. the two types look very similar, apart from the hairiness of their noses. however, they are adapted to different environments. common wombats live in forested areas and eat mostly green food with lots of moisture. they often feed in the daytime. hairy-nosed wombats live on hot dry plains where they eat dry grass with very little water or nutrition in it. their metabolic rate is slow and they sleep most of the day underground.