quokka
Sign in to saveThe quokka (; Setonix brachyurus) is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. It is the only member of the genus Setonix. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.
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The quokka is a small, cat-sized marsupial native to Australia and the only member of its genus, Setonix brachyurus. Like other macropods such as kangaroos and wallabies, it is a plant-eating animal that is primarily active at night.
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- Australia
- P1889
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- viviparity
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- Ecology
- Diet
- Population
- Conservation
- Human interaction
- Quokka selfies
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The quokka (; Setonix brachyurus) is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. It is the only member of the genus Setonix. Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.
The quokka's range is a small area of southwestern Australia. They inhabit some smaller islands off the coast of Western Australia, particularly Rottnest Island just off Perth and Bald Island near Albany. Isolated, scattered populations also exist in forest and coastal heath between Perth and Albany. A small colony inhabits a protected area of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, where they coexist with the critically endangered Gilbert's potoroo.