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Pika vs Quokka - What's the difference?

pika | quokka |

As a proper noun pika

is .

As a noun quokka is

a cat-sized marsupial, setonix brachyurus , of southwestern australia.

pika

English

(wikipedia pika)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any of several small, furry mammals, similar to guinea pigs, but related to rabbits, of the family Ochotonidae, from the mountains of North America and Asia.

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    quokka

    English

    (wikipedia quokka)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A cat-sized marsupial, Setonix brachyurus , of southwestern Australia.
  • * 2003 , John Long, Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence , page 29,
    • At least 673 quokkas were re-introduced from Rottnest Island to the Marsupial Research Station of the University of Western Australia (254 ha) at Jandakot from 1972 to 1988.
  • * 2005 , Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, Life of Marsupials , page 354,
    • Tammars, quokkas and black-footed rock wallabies inhabit islands in the southwest, while three species of hare wallaby, the burrowing bettong and five species of rock wallaby inhabit various islands in the northwest.
  • * 2012 , Ken Richardson, Australia's Amazing Kangaroos: Their Conservation, Unique Biology and Coexisternce with Humans , page 125,
    • Older unburnt areas (more than 25 years) on their own appear unable to sustain a quokka population.
    The largest number of quokkas occurs on Rottnest Island near Perth, where the population estimates vary from 8000 to 12,000 individuals.