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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><a href="/wiki/File:Rottnest_Quokka_2004_SeanMcClean.jpg" class="image"><img alt="Rottnest Quokka 2004 SeanMcClean.jpg" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Rottnest_Quokka_2004_SeanMcClean.jpg/220px-Rottnest_Quokka_2004_SeanMcClean.jpg" width="220" height="202" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Rottnest_Quokka_2004_SeanMcClean.jpg/330px-Rottnest_Quokka_2004_SeanMcClean.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Rottnest_Quokka_2004_SeanMcClean.jpg/440px-Rottnest_Quokka_2004_SeanMcClean.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2476" data-file-height="2272" /></a></td>
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<a href="/wiki/Vulnerable_species" title="Vulnerable species">Vulnerable</a><small>&#160;(<a href="/wiki/IUCN_Red_List" title="IUCN Red List">IUCN 3.1</a>)<sup id="cite_ref-iucn_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-iucn-1">[1]</a></sup></small></div>
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<td><span class="kingdom"><a href="/wiki/Animalia" class="mw-redirect" title="Animalia">Animalia</a></span></td>
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<td><span class="class"><a href="/wiki/Mammalia" class="mw-redirect" title="Mammalia">Mammalia</a></span></td>
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<td><span class="infraclass"><a href="/wiki/Marsupial" title="Marsupial">Marsupialia</a></span></td>
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<td><span class="order"><a href="/wiki/Diprotodontia" title="Diprotodontia">Diprotodontia</a></span></td>
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<td><span class="family"><a href="/wiki/Macropodidae" title="Macropodidae">Macropodidae</a></span></td>
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<td><span class="subfamily"><a href="/wiki/Macropodinae" title="Macropodinae">Macropodinae</a></span></td>
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<td><span class="genus"><i><b>Setonix</b></i></span><br />
<small><a href="/wiki/Ren%C3%A9-Primev%C3%A8re_Lesson" class="mw-redirect" title="René-Primevère Lesson">Lesson</a>, 1842</small></td>
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<td><span class="species"><i><b>S.&#160;brachyurus</b></i></span></td>
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<td colspan="2" style="text-align: center"><b><span class="binomial"><i>Setonix brachyurus</i></span></b><br />
<small>(<a href="/wiki/Jean_Ren%C3%A9_Constant_Quoy" title="Jean René Constant Quoy">Quoy</a> &amp; <a href="/wiki/Joseph_Paul_Gaimard" title="Joseph Paul Gaimard">Gaimard</a>, 1830)</small></td>
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<p>The <b>quokka</b> (<span class="nowrap"><span class="IPA nopopups"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA_for_English" title="Help:IPA for English">/<span style="border-bottom:1px dotted"><span title="/ˈ/ primary stress follows">ˈ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="'w' in 'wind'">w</span><span title="/ɒ/ short 'o' in 'body'">ɒ</span><span title="'k' in 'kind'">k</span><span title="/ə/ 'a' in 'about'">ə</span></span>/</a></span></span>, <i>Setonix brachyurus</i>), the <a href="/wiki/Monotypic" class="mw-redirect" title="Monotypic">only member</a> of the genus <i><b>Setonix</b></i>, is a small <a href="/wiki/Macropodidae" title="Macropodidae">macropod</a> about the size of a domestic cat.<sup id="cite_ref-MSW3_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-MSW3-2">[2]</a></sup> Like other <a href="/wiki/Marsupial" title="Marsupial">marsupials</a> in the macropod family (such as <a href="/wiki/Kangaroo" title="Kangaroo">kangaroos</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wallaby" title="Wallaby">wallabies</a>), the quokka is <a href="/wiki/Herbivorous" class="mw-redirect" title="Herbivorous">herbivorous</a> and mainly <a href="/wiki/Nocturnal" class="mw-redirect" title="Nocturnal">nocturnal</a>.</p>
<p>Quokkas can be found on some smaller <a href="/wiki/Island" title="Island">islands</a> off the coast of <a href="/wiki/Western_Australia" title="Western Australia">Western Australia</a>, in particular on <a href="/wiki/Rottnest_Island" title="Rottnest Island">Rottnest Island</a> just off <a href="/wiki/Perth,_Western_Australia" class="mw-redirect" title="Perth, Western Australia">Perth</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bald_Island" title="Bald Island">Bald Island</a> near <a href="/wiki/Albany,_Western_Australia" title="Albany, Western Australia">Albany</a>. A small mainland colony exists in the protected area of <a href="/wiki/Two_Peoples_Bay_Nature_Reserve" title="Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve">Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve</a>, where they co-exist with the critically endangered <a href="/wiki/Gilbert%27s_potoroo" title="Gilbert's potoroo">Gilbert's potoroo</a>.</p>
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<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Description"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Description</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-2"><a href="#Discovery_by_Europeans"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Discovery by Europeans</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Ecology"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">Ecology</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-4"><a href="#Diet"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">Diet</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-5"><a href="#Population"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Population</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-6"><a href="#Human_interaction"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Human interaction</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-7"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Description">Description</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quokka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=1" title="Edit section: Description">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>The quokka weighs 2.5 to 5 kilograms (5.5 to 11.0&#160;lb) and is 40 to 54 centimetres (16 to 21&#160;in) long with a 25-to-30-centimetre-long (9.8 to 11.8&#160;in) tail, which is fairly short for a <a href="/wiki/Macropodidae" title="Macropodidae">macropod</a>. It has a stocky build, rounded ears, and a short, broad head. Although looking rather like a very small kangaroo, it can climb small trees and <a href="/wiki/Shrub" title="Shrub">shrubs</a>. Its coarse fur is a grizzled brown colour, fading to buff underneath.</p>
<p>After a month of gestation, females give birth to a baby called a joey. Females can give birth twice a year. The joey lives in its mother’s pouch for six months. Once it leaves the pouch, the joey relies on its mother for milk for two more months. At 1.5 years old, quokkas are old enough to have their own babies.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3">[3]</a></sup></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Discovery_by_Europeans">Discovery by Europeans</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quokka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Discovery by Europeans">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
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<p>The Dutch mariner Samuel Volckertzoon wrote of sighting "a wild cat" on <a href="/wiki/Rottnest_Island" title="Rottnest Island">Rottnest Island</a> in 1658. In 1696, <a href="/wiki/Willem_de_Vlamingh" title="Willem de Vlamingh">Willem de Vlamingh</a> mistook them for giant rats and named the island "Rotte nest", which comes from the Dutch word <i>rattennest</i>, meaning "rat nest".<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4">[4]</a></sup></p>
<p>The word <i>quokka</i> is derived from a <a href="/wiki/Noongar_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Noongar language">Nyungar</a> word, which was probably <i>gwaga</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5">[5]</a></sup></p>
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<p>In the wild, its roaming is restricted to a very small <a href="/wiki/Range_(biology)" title="Range (biology)">range</a> in the <a href="/wiki/South_West_(Western_Australia)" title="South West (Western Australia)">South-West</a> of Western Australia, with a number of small scattered populations. There is one large population on <a href="/wiki/Rottnest_Island" title="Rottnest Island">Rottnest Island</a> and a smaller population on <a href="/wiki/Bald_Island" title="Bald Island">Bald Island</a> near <a href="/wiki/Albany,_Western_Australia" title="Albany, Western Australia">Albany</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-quadrant_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quadrant-6">[6]</a></sup> The islands are free of <a href="/wiki/Fox" title="Fox">foxes</a> and cats. On Rottnest, quokkas are common and occupy a variety of <a href="/wiki/Habitat" title="Habitat">habitats</a> ranging from semi-arid scrub to cultivated gardens.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a></sup></p>
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<p>Like most macropods, quokkas eat many types of vegetation, including grasses and leaves. A study found that <i><a href="/wiki/Guichenotia_ledifolia" title="Guichenotia ledifolia">Guichenotia ledifolia</a></i>, a small shrub species of the family <a href="/wiki/Malvaceae" title="Malvaceae">Malvaceae</a>, is one of the quokka's favoured foods.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a></sup> Rottnest Island visitors are urged to never feed quokkas, in part because eating "human food" can be very detrimental to the quokka's health, causing them to be dehydrated and malnourished.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9">[9]</a></sup> Despite the relative lack of fresh water on Rottnest Island, quokkas do have high water requirements, which they satisfy mostly through eating vegetation. On the mainland quokkas only live in the areas that have 600 mm or more of rain per year.<sup id="cite_ref-abc.net.au_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc.net.au-10">[10]</a></sup></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Population">Population</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quokka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=5" title="Edit section: Population">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>Although numerous on the small offshore islands, the quokka has a very restricted range and is classified as vulnerable.<sup id="cite_ref-quadrant_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-quadrant-6">[6]</a></sup> On the mainland, where it is threatened by introduced predatory species such as foxes, cats and dogs, it requires dense ground cover for refuge. Clearfell logging and agricultural development have reduced this habitat, thus contributing to the decline of the species, as has the clearing and burning of the remaining swamplands. Moreover, quokkas usually have a litter size of one and successfully rear one young each year. Although these animals are constantly mating, usually one day after their young is born, the small litter size paired with the restricted space and threatening predators contribute to the scarcity of these marsupials on the mainland.<sup id="cite_ref-Reproduction_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Reproduction-11">[11]</a></sup></p>
<p>The quokka population on Rottnest Island is 8,000–12,000 (2008). Snakes are largely the quokka's only predator on the island. The population on the smaller Bald Island, where the quokka has no predators, is 600–1000. There are an estimated 4,000 quokkas on the mainland, with nearly all mainland populations in groups of less than 50, although there is one declining group of over 700 in the Southern Jarrah-Karri Forest. In 2015 an extensive bushfire near <a href="/wiki/Northcliffe,_Western_Australia" title="Northcliffe, Western Australia">Northcliffe</a> nearly eradicated one of the local mainland populations, with an estimated 90% or 500 quokkas dying.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12">[12]</a></sup> At the end of summer and into autumn, the quokka population on Rottnest Island dies off in response to water availability.<sup id="cite_ref-abc.net.au_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abc.net.au-10">[10]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13">[13]</a></sup></p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Human_interaction">Human interaction</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quokka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=6" title="Edit section: Human interaction">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
<p>The quokka has little fear of humans and it is common for quokkas to approach people closely, particularly on Rottnest Island. It is, however, illegal for members of the public to handle the animals in any way, and feeding, particularly of "human food", is especially discouraged as they can easily get sick. An infringement notice carrying a <a href="/wiki/Australian_Dollar" class="mw-redirect" title="Australian Dollar">A$</a>300 fine can be issued by the Rottnest Island Authority for such an offence.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14">[14]</a></sup> The maximum penalty for animal cruelty is a $50,000 fine and a five year prison sentence.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15">[15]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16">[16]</a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17">[17]</a></sup></p>
<p>Quokkas can also be observed at several zoos and wildlife parks around Australia; some examples include Taronga Zoo<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18">[18]</a></sup>, Perth Zoo<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19">[19]</a></sup>, Wildlife Sydney Zoo<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20">[20]</a></sup>, and Adelaide Zoo<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21">[21]</a></sup>. Physical interaction is generally not permitted without explicit permission from supervising staff.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="References">References</span><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Quokka&amp;action=edit&amp;section=7" title="Edit section: References">edit</a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></h2>
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<li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><cite class="citation web"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/sprat/public/publicspecies.pl?taxon_id=229">"Setonix brachyurus — Quokka Glossary"</a>. <i>Species Profile and Threats Database</i>. Canberra: Department of the Environment<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">12 February</span> 2017</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AQuokka&amp;rft.atitle=Setonix+brachyurus+%94+Quokka+Glossary&amp;rft.genre=unknown&amp;rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.environment.gov.au%2Fcgi-bin%2Fsprat%2Fpublic%2Fpublicspecies.pl%3Ftaxon_id%3D229&amp;rft.jtitle=Species+Profile+and+Threats+Database&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal" class="Z3988"><span style="display:none;">&#160;</span></span></span></li>
<li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rottnest Island Regulations 1988 (WA), rr 40 &amp; 73; sched. 4</span></li>
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<li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Rottnest Island Regulations 2007 (WA), r 40</span></li>
<li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Squires, Nick (12 January 2003). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/australiaandthepacific/1418673/Rare-marsupials-kicked-to-death-in-quokka-soccer.html">"Rare marsupials kicked to death in 'quokka soccer'"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/The_Daily_Telegraph" title="The Daily Telegraph">The Daily Telegraph</a></i> (London).</span></li>
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<li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/animal/quokka">https://perthzoo.wa.gov.au/animal/quokka</a></span></li>
<li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.wildlifesydney.com.au/news/our-quokkas-have-arrived/">https://www.wildlifesydney.com.au/news/our-quokkas-have-arrived/</a></span></li>
<li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external free" href="https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/animals/quokka/">https://www.adelaidezoo.com.au/animals/quokka/</a></span></li>
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<li><cite id="CITEREFRonald_M._Nowak1999" class="citation">Ronald M. Nowak (1999), <i>Walker’s Mammals of the World</i> (6 ed.), Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, <a href="/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number" title="International Standard Book Number">ISBN</a>&#160;<a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-8018-5789-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-8018-5789-9">0-8018-5789-9</a>, <a href="/wiki/Library_of_Congress_Control_Number" title="Library of Congress Control Number">LCCN</a>&#160;<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="//lccn.loc.gov/98023686">98023686</a></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&amp;rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AQuokka&amp;rft.au=Ronald+M.+Nowak&amp;rft.btitle=Walker%99s+Mammals+of+the+World&amp;rft.date=1999&amp;rft.edition=6&amp;rft.genre=book&amp;rft_id=info%3Alccn%2F98023686&amp;rft.isbn=0-8018-5789-9&amp;rft.place=Baltimore&amp;rft.pub=Johns+Hopkins+University+Press&amp;rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook" class="Z3988"><span style="display:none;">&#160;</span></span></li>
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