Quokka: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the quokka lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Setonix brachyurus
Group	Marsupials
Status	Vulnerable (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Lifespan	10 years
Class	Mammal
Order	Diprotodontia
Family	Macropodidae

Where does the quokka live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the quokka in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How long does a quokka live?

Wikidata records a life expectancy of 10 years for the quokka.

Is the quokka endangered?

The quokka’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Vulnerable” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the quokka?

The quokka (Setonix brachyurus) is a mammal in the order Diprotodontia and the family Macropodidae, genus Setonix. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the quokka

The quokka (; Setonix brachyurus) is a macropod native to Australia. It is 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.

The quokka's range is a small area of southwestern Australia. They inhabit some smaller islands off the coast of Western Australia, particularly Rottnest Island just off Perth and Bald Island near Albany. Isolated, scattered populations also exist in forest and coastal heath between Perth and Albany. A small colony inhabits a protected area of Two Peoples Bay Nature Reserve, where they coexist with the critically endangered Gilbert's potoroo.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Quokka (revision 1381393585), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q726151 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).