Quokka vs Margay - What's the difference?
quokka | margay |
A cat-sized marsupial, Setonix brachyurus , of southwestern Australia.
* 2003 , John Long, Introduced Mammals of the World: Their History, Distribution and Influence ,
* 2005 , Hugh Tyndale-Biscoe, Life of Marsupials ,
* 2012 , Ken Richardson, Australia's Amazing Kangaroos: Their Conservation, Unique Biology and Coexisternce with Humans ,
Leopardus wiedii , a spotted cat native to Central and South America..
As nouns the difference between quokka and margay
is that quokka is a cat-sized marsupial, setonix brachyurus , of southwestern australia while margay is leopardus wiedii , a spotted cat native to central and south america.quokka
English
(wikipedia quokka)Noun
(en noun)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.
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- 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.
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- 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.