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The quokka (/ ˈ k w ɒ k ə /) (Setonix brachyurus) [4] 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. [5] The quokka's range is a small area of southwestern Australia.
The animals had stayed only on the granite part, which covers a third of the island, and there had not been enough food to sustain them. [38] In 2017, four animals were translocated as a temporary trial from Bald Island to Middle Island, a 10.4 km 2 (4.0 sq mi) island in the Recherche Archipelago. The signs were good, so a second trial began in ...
Conservation efforts have grown an initial wild population of 30–40 to over 100. [3] All species of Potorous are well within the "critical weight range" for mammals in Australia, those weighing from 35 to 4,200 grams (0.077 to 9.3 lb; 1.2 to 150 oz) whose trajectory was toward decline or extinction during British settlement.
In 1770, Captain Cook collected quolls on his exploration of the east coast of Australia, adopting an Aboriginal name for the animals. [5] Although the origin of Cook's specimens are unclear, the word and its variants je-quoll , jaquol or taquol are derived from the word dhigul in the language of the Guugu Yimithirr people of far north Queensland.
The American black bear (Ursus americanus) has been the West Virginia state animal since 1973 [1] The river otter (Lontra canadensis) has been reestablished in West Virginia. The state of West Virginia is home to 72 wild mammal species.
Most dasyurids are roughly the size of mice, but a few species are much larger. The smallest species is the Pilbara ningaui, which is from 4.6 to 5.7 cm (1.8 to 2.2 in) in length, and weighs just 2 to 9 g (0.07 to 0.3 oz), while the largest, the Tasmanian devil, is 57 to 65 cm (22 to 26 in) long, and weighs from 6 to 8 kg (13 to 18 lb).
Family: Chaeropodidae Genus: Chaeropus Pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus EX; Family: Peramelidae Genus: Isoodon Golden bandicoot, Isoodon auratus VU; Northern brown bandicoot, Isoodon macrourus LC
Although their native predators include barn owls, tiger snakes, and quolls, the bandicoots do not avoid the odour of these animals, which may make them vulnerable to predation. [13] They do, however, typically avoid one another, living solitary lives in non-overlapping home ranges that typically vary from 1 to 5 hectares (2.5 to 12.4 acres ...