Common name : Short-tailed wallaby, English quokka
Scientific name : Setonix brachyurus
Family : Macropodiadae
Native to : Australia
Interesting fact : They were once abundant, but numbers have fallen due to dingo attacks.
Conservation status : Vulnerable
It is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. Like all other marsupials, it is a herbivorous animal, and is active at night. It has a stocky build, rounded ears, and a short, broad head. Although looking rather like a very small kangaroo yet it can climb up small trees and shrubs.
