📷 (c) Philipp Pavelka, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY
📷 (c) Philipp Pavelka, some rights reserved (CC BY)
📷 (c) Philipp Pavelka, some rights reserved (CC BY)
IUCN: Vulnerable
Quokka
Setonix brachyurus
KingdomAnimalia›PhylumChordata›ClassMammalia›OrderDiprotodontia›FamilyMacropodidae›GenusSetonix
About
The quokka is a small macropod related to wallabies and kangaroos. It shelters in dense vegetation and can survive dry periods by using stored fat and moisture-rich plants. Island populations are well known, but mainland quokkas remain vulnerable to habitat change and introduced predators.
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Dense shrubland, heath, swamps, and island woodland
🍃Diet Herbivore — grasses, leaves, stems, bark, and succulents
📏Size & Weight Body 40–54 cm; tail 25–31 cm
•weight 2.5–5 kg
⏳Lifespan 10 years or more
🗺Range Southwestern Australia, especially Rottnest and Bald islands
MammalMarsupial
Key Facts
⛰Habitat Dense shrubland, heath, swamps, and island woodland
🍃Diet Herbivore — grasses, leaves, stems, bark, and succulents
📏Size & Weight Body 40–54 cm; tail 25–31 cm
•weight 2.5–5 kg
⏳Lifespan 10 years or more
🗺Range Southwestern Australia, especially Rottnest and Bald islands
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