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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.
In addition to these, there are about 490 golden lion tamarins in 150 zoos around the world. [42] Lion-tailed macaque: Macaca silenus: 4,000 [43] EN [43] [43]
An article in The New York Times claimed that the world holds 300 pounds of insects for every pound of humans. [28] Ants have colonised almost every landmass on Earth. Their population is estimated as between 10 16 –10 17 (10-100 quadrillion). [29]
This is a collection of lists of mammal species by the estimated global population, divided by orders.Lists only exist for some orders; for example, the most diverse order - rodents - is missing.
The native quolls predated upon rabbits [35] and prior to 1870, many accounts recorded quolls impeding their establishment on the mainland while island colonies thrived. [36] In response, quolls were systematically exterminated [ 37 ] by colonists to defend introduced species such as chickens; [ 38 ] rabbits populations subsequently reached ...
Bettongia penicillata is a species of potoroine marsupial that digs for fungi during the night, usually maintaining a solitary range around a central nest. The length of the head and body combined is 310 to 380 millimetres (12 to 15 in), entirely covered in fur that is a grey-brown over the back, a buff colour across the face, thigh and flank, and blending to the pale cream colour beneath.
Photos of cannibals around the world: In India, exiled Aghori monks of Varanasi drink from human skulls and eat human flesh as part of their rituals to find spiritual enlightenment.
It is the oldest continuous hereditary monarchy in the world. [3] The Monarchs of Norway by virtue of descent from Harald I Fairhair, who united the realm in 872. Harald as a member of the House of Yngling is given a partly legendary line of succession from earlier petty kings in historiographical tradition. Far from all Monarchs of Norway ...