Quokka
Animal
The quokka 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, the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.
The quokka's range is a small area of... Wikipedia
Conservation status: Vulnerable (Population decreasing)
Mass: 6.7 lbs (Adult)
Scientific name: Setonix brachyurus
Island: Rottnest Island
Class: Mammalia
Domain: Eukaryota
Family: Macropodidae
Source: Encyclopedia of Life
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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 ...
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Around 10,000 Quokkas live on Rottnest Island today. Very small populations also survive in the mainland's south-west forests such as those near Northcliffe.
When explorers in the late 1600s first spotted this fuzzy, friendly-looking animal in Australia, they figured they'd stumbled on a house-cat-size rat.
Quokkas are plant eaters or herbivores.In fact they can be described as browsing herbivores who favour various grasses and leaves, the most popular being plants ...