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{{Taxobox
 
{{Taxobox
 
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| color = pink
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| name = Quokka
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| name = Quolls
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| status = VU
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| image = SpottedQuoll_2005_SeanMcClean.jpg
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| trend = down
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| image_width = 200px
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| status_system = iucn2.3
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| image_caption = [[Tiger Quoll]]
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| image = Rottnest Quokka 2004 SeanMcClean.jpg
 
 
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
 
| regnum = [[Animal]]ia
 
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
 
| phylum = [[Chordate|Chordata]]
 
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
 
| classis = [[Mammal]]ia
 
| infraclassis = [[Marsupialia]]
 
| infraclassis = [[Marsupialia]]
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| ordo = [[Diprotodontia]]
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| ordo = [[Dasyuromorphia]]
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| familia = [[Macropodidae]]
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| familia = [[Dasyuridae]]
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| subfamilia = [[Macropodinae]]
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| subfamilia = [[Dasyurinae]]
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| genus = '''''Setonix'''''
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| tribus = [[Dasyurini]]
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| genus_authority = [[René-Primevère Lesson|Lesson]], 1842
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| genus = '''''Dasyurus'''''
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| species = '''''S. brachyurus'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire|É. Geoffroy]], 1796
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| binomial = ''Setonix brachyurus''
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| type_species = ''[[Eastern Quoll|Didelphis maculata]]''
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| binomial_authority = ([[Jean René Constant Quoy|Quoy]] & [[Joseph Paul Gaimard|Gaimard]], 1830)
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| type_species_authority = [[anonymous|Anon.]], [[1791]]<br>(= ''Didelphis viverrina'' [[George Shaw|Shaw]], 1800
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| subdivision_ranks = [[Species]]
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| subdivision =
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See text.
 
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The '''Quokka''' (''Setonix brachyurus'') is a small [[macropod]], about the size of a large domestic cat. Like other [[marsupial]]s in the macropod family (such as the [[kangaroo]]s and [[wallabies]]), the Quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.  
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'''Quolls''' or '''native cats''' (genus '''''Dasyurus''''') are [[carnivorous]] [[marsupial]]s, native to [[Australia]] and [[Papua New Guinea]]. Adults are between 25 and 75&nbsp;[[Centimeter|cm]] long, with hairy tails about 20-35&nbsp;cm long. Females have six to eight nipples and develop a pouch&mdash;which opens towards the tail&mdash;only during the breeding season, when they are rearing young. The babies are the size of a grain of rice. Quolls live both in forests and in open valley land. Though primarily ground-dwelling, they have developed secondary arboreal characteristics. Their molars and canines are strongly developed.  
  
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In the wild, it is now restricted to a very small range in mainland south-western [[Western Australia]], where it has become rare, and on two cat- and [[fox]]-free islands off the coast of that area, [[Bald Island]] and [[Rottnest Island]], which are its stronghold. On Rottnest it is common and occupies a wide range of habitats, ranging from semi-arid scrub to cultivated gardens.
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== Taxonomy ==
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Within the genus ''Dasyurus'', the following species exist:
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* [[New Guinean Quoll]], ''Dasyurus albopunctatus'', New Guinea
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* [[Western Quoll]] or Chuditch, ''Dasyurus geoffroii'', western Australia
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* [[Northern Quoll]], ''Dasyurus hallucatus'', northern Australia
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* [[Tiger Quoll]] or Spotted Quoll, ''Dasyurus maculatus'', eastern Australia
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* [[Bronze Quoll]], ''Dasyurus spartacus'', New Guinea
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* [[Eastern Quoll]], ''Dasyurus viverrinus'', [[Tasmania]] (formerly mainland eastern Australia)
  
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The Quokka is the only member of the genus '''''Setonix'''''. It weighs 2.5 to 5 kg and is 40 to 54 cm long with a 25 to 30 cm tail &mdash; which is rather short for a macropod. It has a stocky build, rounded ears, and a short, broad head. Although looking rather like a very small, dumpy kangaroo, it can climb small trees and shrubs. Its coarse fur is a grizzled brown colour, fading to buff underneath.
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==References==
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*{{MSW3 Groves|pages=24-25}}
  
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The Quokka is gregarious and gathers in large groups where food is available: primary items are [[Poaceae|grasses]], [[Cyperaceae|sedges]], [[Succulent plant|succulents]] and foliage. The health of some animals has suffered significantly by the ingestion of inappropriate foods, such as bread, given by well meaning visitors to Rottnest Island. Visitors are now asked to refrain from feeding them. It breeds at any time on the mainland, but in late summer on Rottnest. The Quokka only produces a single [[joey (marsupial)|joey]] in a year. Restricted availability of the [[Micromineral|trace element]] [[copper]] appears to be a major limiting factor of the ability of the Quokka to breed on Rottnest.
 
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Although numerous on the small offshore islands, it has a very restricted range and is classified as vulnerable. On the mainland, where it must contend with introduced species, it requires dense ground cover for refuge.
 
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The Quokka was one of the first Australian mammals seen by Europeans. The Dutch mariner Samuel Volckertzoon wrote of sighting "a wild cat" on Rottnest Island in 1658. In 1696 [[Willem de Vlamingh]] mistook them for rats and named the island "Rottenest", Dutch for "rat nest".
 
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==References==
 
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* {{IUCN2006|assessors=Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group|year=1996|id=20165|title=Setonix brachyurus|downloaded=11 May 2006}} Listed as Vulnerable (VU A1bce, C1 v2.3)
 
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*{{MSW3 Groves|pages=69}}
 
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zOmg dere so CUTE~~
 
  
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==External links==
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{{mammal-stub}}
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*ARKive - [http://www.arkive.org/species/GES/mammals/Setonix_brachyurus/ images and movies of the quokka ''(Setonix brachyurus)'']
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{{MEA-expand}}
  
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[[Category:Macropods]]
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[[Category:Dasyuromorphs]]
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[[Category:Australian Aboriginal terms]]
 
[[Category:Mammals of Australia]]
 
[[Category:Mammals of Australia]]
  
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[[de:Quokka]]
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[[de:Beutelmarder]]
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[[eo:Kvokao]]
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[[es:Quoll oriental]]
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[[fr:Quokka]]
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[[fr:Dasyurus]]
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[[ja:クアッカワラビー属]]
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[[nl:Buidelmarters]]
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[[nl:Quokka]]
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[[pl:Dasyurus]]
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[[pl:Kuoka]]
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[[pt:Quoll]]
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[[ru:Сумчатая куница]]

Revision as of 17:44, 22 October 2006

Template:Taxobox Quolls or native cats (genus Dasyurus) are carnivorous marsupials, native to Australia and Papua New Guinea. Adults are between 25 and 75 cm long, with hairy tails about 20-35 cm long. Females have six to eight nipples and develop a pouch—which opens towards the tail—only during the breeding season, when they are rearing young. The babies are the size of a grain of rice. Quolls live both in forests and in open valley land. Though primarily ground-dwelling, they have developed secondary arboreal characteristics. Their molars and canines are strongly developed.

Taxonomy

Within the genus Dasyurus, the following species exist:

References


Template:Mammal-stub Template:MEA-expand

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