Quokka
Setonix brachyurus
- Class
- Mammal
- Rarity
- Rare
- Observations
- 1,467
- Most observed in
- 🇦🇺 Australia
- Conservation
- Vulnerable
Description
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.
Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Quokka”.