quokka
species of mammal
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Summary
quokka is a taxon[1]. quokka ranks in the top 0.079% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22,984 views/month, #155 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: species[3]
- IUCN conservation status: Vulnerable[4]
- Parent taxon: Setonix[5]
- Endemic to: Australia[6]
- Taxon name: Setonix brachyurus[7]
- Commons category: Setonix brachyurus[8]
- Topic's main category: Category:Setonix brachyurus[9]
- Commons gallery: Setonix brachyurus[10]
- Has characteristic: viviparity[11]
- Taxon common name: Quokka[12], Short-tailed Wallaby[13], Kurzschwanzkänguru[14], gwaga[15], kratkorepi grmičasti kenguru[16]
- Different from: quagga[17]
- Life expectancy: 10 years[18]
- Longest observed lifespan: 13.8 years[19]
- Taxon author citation: (Quoy & Gaimard, 1830)[20]
- Sequenced genome URL: https://www.dnazoo.org/assemblies/Setonix_brachyurus[21]
- Time in the pouch: 6 month[22]
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Identifiers
quokka's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 42955[23]. quokka's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 30670[24]. quokka's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 127458[25]. quokka's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2440110[26]. quokka's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552754[27].
Why It Matters
quokka has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] quokka is known by 52 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]