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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 northern common cuscus (Phalanger orientalis), also known as the gray cuscus, is a species of marsupial in the family Phalangeridae native to northern New Guinea and adjacent smaller islands, but is now also found in the Bismarck Archipelago, southeast and central Moluccas, the Solomons, and Timor, where it is believed to have been introduced in prehistoric times from New Guinea.
Lagorchestes (hare-wallabies – 4 species) Macropus (common kangaroos – 2 species) Notamacropus (brush wallabies - 7 species, one recently extinct) Onychogalea (nail-tail wallabies – 3 species) Osphranter (wallaroos and large kangaroos - 4 species) Petrogale (rock-wallabies – 17 species) Setonix (quokka) Thylogale (pademelons – 7 species)
Quokkapox virus (QPV), also known as quokka poxvirus, marsupial papillomavirus, or marsupialpox virus, [1] is a dsDNA virus that causes quokkapox. It is unclear whether this virus is its own species or a member of another species. [2] It primarily infects the quokka, which is one of only four macropodid marsupials to get pox lesions.
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
A(n English) species name is NOT a proper noun; a proper noun is a SPECIFIC person, place, or thing: a quokka named "Quirky the Quokka" is capitalized, but that's it. By means of example, Wikipedia's own definition of "proper noun" uses this as an example: "For example, someone might be named 'Tiger Smith' despite being neither a tiger nor a ...
The plot concerns the unbearably adorable but optimistic quokka named Daisy who has the impossible dream of winning the city's World's Scariest Animal competition. [5] [6] The film opened with a limited release in Australia in 4 February 2021 [7] due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cinemas and on October 29 in the United States. [8]
Diprotodontia (/ d aɪ ˌ p r oʊ t ə ˈ d ɒ n t i ə /, from Greek "two forward teeth") is the largest extant order of marsupials, with about 155 species, [2] including the kangaroos, wallabies, possums, koala, wombats, and many others.