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{{Taxobox
 
{{Taxobox
 
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| name = Quokka<ref name=MSW3>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=69}}</ref>
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| name = Quolls<ref name=msw3>{{MSW3 Groves|pages=24-25}}</ref>
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| status = VU
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| image = Dasyurus viverrinus.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 = [[Eastern Quoll]] (''Dasyurus viverrinus'')
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| status_ref = <ref name=IUCN>{{IUCN2006 | assessors = Australasian Marsupial & Monotreme Specialist Group | year = 1996 | id = 20165 | title = Setonix brachyurus | downloaded = 6 May 2006}}</ref>
 
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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 = [[Marsupial]]ia
 
| infraclassis = [[Marsupial]]ia
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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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'''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. They do not have prehensile tails, but do have ridges on the pads of their feet.<ref name=mammals>{{cite book | title = Mammals | author = McCay, George | publisher = Fog City Press | year = 1999}}</ref> Their molars and canines are strongly developed.
  
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The '''Quokka''' (''Setonix brachyurus''), the only member of the genus '''''Setonix''''', 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 [[Wallaby|wallabies]]), the Quokka is herbivorous and mainly nocturnal.
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The tribe [[Dasyurini]] to which quolls belong also includes the [[Tasmanian Devil]], [[antechinus]]es, the [[Kowari]], and [[mulgara]]s.<ref name=msw3/>
  
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==Ecology==
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In the wild, its roaming is restricted to a very small range in the South-West of Western Australia. The quokka has become rare, but remains a protected species on islands off the coast of that area, [[Bald Island]], [[Rottnest Island]], [[Garden Island (Western Australia)|Garden Island]] and rarely [[Penguin Island (Western Australia)|Penguin Island]]. The islands are free of foxes and cats. On Rottnest Island, it is common and occupies a wide range of habitats, ranging from semi-arid scrub to cultivated gardens.
 
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==Description==
 
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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. The Quokka recycles a small amount of its waste products.
 
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==Behaviour==
 
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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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The Quokka's movements are similar to a kangaroo, using mixture of small and large hops.
 
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==Interaction with humans==
 
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The quokka has no fear of humans and it is common for it to hop up close enough to humans to be petted, particularly on Rottnest Island. It is, however, illegal to handle the animals in any way. A $100 fine is a commonly issued penalty for doing so.{{fact|date=December 2007}}
 
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Quokkas are occasionally abused or killed by visitors to Rottnest Island, leading to the imposition of major fines for anyone caught harming one.<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/01/12/wquok12.xml</ref>
 
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==Status==
 
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[[Image:Quokka - melbourne zoo.jpg|thumb|Quokka, Melbourne Zoo]]
 
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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 is threatened by introduced predatory species such as foxes, it requires dense ground cover for refuge. This refuge and habitat has been taken away from the Quokka by agricultural development, and this has contributed to the decline of the Quokka as well. Also, human-introduced cats and dogs, as well as dingoes, have contributed to the problem, as has the clearing and burning of the remaining swamplands the Quokka have left.
 
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==European discovery==
 
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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".
 
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
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==External links==
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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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*[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/01/12/wquok12.xml Rare marsupials kicked to death in quokka soccer]
 
  
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[[Category:Macropods]]
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[[Category:Dasyuromorphs]]
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[[Category:Australian Aboriginal words and phrases]]
 
[[Category:Mammals of Australia]]
 
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Revision as of 22:33, 27 January 2008

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. They do not have prehensile tails, but do have ridges on the pads of their feet.& Their molars and canines are strongly developed.

The tribe Dasyurini to which quolls belong also includes the Tasmanian Devil, antechinuses, the Kowari, and mulgaras.&

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References

  1. ↑ McCay, George (1999). Mammals. Fog City Press.
  2. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named msw3

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