Description
Quokka are one of the smallest wallaby species in austrailia only weighing 6.7 pounds and their life span is about 10 years and they grow up the be 16-21 inches . male quokkas can weigh up to 5-10 pounds where females weigh 3-8 pounds
Kingdom- Animalia
Phylum- Chordate
Class- Mammalia
Order- Diprotodontia
Family- Macropodidae
Genus- Setonix
Speices- Setonix Brachyurus
Evolution
the quokka is related to kangaroos, wallabies, possums, bandicoots, quolls, wombats, tree kangaroos.
They been around since 1696 when Willem de Vlamingh discoverd them but he thought they were just giant rats.
The closest relative to a quokka is a kangaroo and wallabies
qoukka ancestors are kangaroos, wallabies, and possums