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Like other marsupials in the macropod family (such as kangaroos and wallabies), the quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal. [5] 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 ...
The island includes three native woodland tree species, the Rottnest Island pine (Callitris preissii), the Rottnest Island teatree (Melaleuca lanceolata) and Acacia rostellifera. [96] The Rottnest Island daisy ( Trachymene coerulea ) is a commonly occurring flowering native which is also grown widely as an ornamental garden plant.
Nighttime movement is usually fairly limited, averaging less than 200 m (660 ft). However, researchers have measured this marsupial traveling 2.2 km (1.4 mi) searching for food. One individual tracked on Barrow Island traveled 5 km (3.1 mi). [13] B. lesueur uses scent to locate food, which it digs up with the claws on its strong forelimbs. [6]
Rottnest is an island off the coast of Perth, Western Australia Western Australia portal Subcategories. This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 ...
The island is very limited in water supply and considerable numbers of bores have been sunk to keep water supply available. [13] In 1976, Philip Playford's Geological Map of Rottnest [14] identified wells, abandoned wells, and bores on the island. The following is only a select list of the full range.
In 2016, Michaelmas Island, off the coast of Two Peoples Bay, was chosen as a new habitat location. The island's lack of predators was a key factor in its selection, which would provide Gilbert's potoroo with a similar level of long-term protection enjoyed by the quokkas of Rottnest Island, also in Western Australia. [40]
Callitris preissii is a species of conifer in the family Cupressaceae, endemic to Rottnest Island, Australia. Common names include Rottnest Island pine, Murray pine, maroong, southern cypress pine, and slender cypress pine. The Noongar peoples know the tree as marro. [3]
Bathurst Lighthouse is one of two lighthouses on Rottnest Island, the other being Wadjemup Lighthouse. It is located on Bathurst Point, in the northeast of the island, and was activated in 1900. [1] The lighthouse was erected in response to a series of shipping disasters in the area, which included the loss of City of York in 1899.