Quokka
Amazing fact
A quokka swallows its food, brings it back up and chews it again.
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A quokka swallows its food, brings it back up and chews it again.
THE REAL WORLD
The real Quokka
- Scientific name
- Setonix brachyurus
- Japanese name
- クオッカ
- Group
- Land mammals
- Class
- Mammalia
- Order
- Diprotodontia
- Family
- Macropodidae
- Genus
- Setonix
How the Quokka lives
It is active at night and shelters from the heat during the day. It can also climb trees to find food. It returns to the same shelter each day.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebBasic data
- Size
- Body length: 40–54 cm
- Weight
- 2.7–4.2 kg
- Diet
- Native grasses and leaves, stems and bark of plants
- Range
- Rottnest Island and the south-west Western Australian mainland
Where the Quokka has been recorded
Records: GBIF.org (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 records, retrieved 2026-11-07). Map: Natural EarthSee the records on GBIF
Watch wild animals from a distance. Do not touch or feed them, and take care of the places where they live.
Names around the world
- 日本語
- クオッカ
- 简体中文
- 短尾矮袋鼠
- 繁體中文
- 短尾矮袋鼠
- 한국어
- 쿼카
- Español
- Quokka
- Français
- Quokka
- Deutsch
- Quokka
- Português (Brasil)
- Quokka
- Italiano
- Quokka
- हिन्दी
- खऑक्का
- العربية
- كوكا
- Bahasa Indonesia
- Kuoka
- Русский
- Квокка
- Türkçe
- Quokka
- ไทย
- ควอกกา
Names come from Wikidata and iNaturalist records. Where a language has no recorded name, we use the scientific name.
Sources and how we check
- Perth Zoo — QuokkaChecked: 2026-11-03
- University of Michigan Animal Diversity Web — Setonix brachyurusChecked: 2026-11-05
We check each fact against its source. The illustrations simplify how the real animal looks.
The classification (class, order, family, genus) follows Wikidata records, checked against GBIF. Classifications can change as research goes on.
The basic data are the values given in each source. They vary with how the animal is measured, whether it is male or female, and whether it lives in the wild or in captivity.
This page was translated from the original Japanese with the help of AI.
Report a mistakeWhen you meet the Quokka, look for this
- Look for its round ears and black nose.
Animals do different things from day to day, so you may not always see this.
University of Michigan Animal Diversity WebEXHIBIT INFORMATION
Places that keep or show the Quokka
Zoos, aquariums and other places whose official websites say they keep or show this animal.
Kanto
Displays can change with the animals’ health and the seasons. Check each facility’s official website before you go.
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