Quokka vs. Wallaroo — What's the Difference?

The quokka, also known as the short-tailed scrub wallaby () (Setonix brachyurus), is a small macropod about the size of a domestic cat. It is the only member of the genus Setonix.

Wallaroo is a common name for several species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies. The word "wallaroo" is from the Dharug walaru, not from blending the words "kangaroo" and "wallaby", as is commonly assumed.Wallaroos are typically distinct species from kangaroos and wallabies.

A short-tailed herbivorous marsupial (Setonix brachyurus) found in coastal areas of southwest Australia.

Any of several large macropods of the genus Macropus, smaller than a kangaroo and larger than a wallaby, especially M. robustus, found throughout much of Australia. Also called euro2.

A cat-sized marsupial, Setonix brachyurus, of southwestern Australia.

Any of three closely related species of moderately large macropods, intermediate in size between the kangaroos and the wallabies.

The common wallaroo, Macropus robustus; the most common and widespread species of the three.

Any one of several species of kangaroos of the genus Macropus, especially Macropus robustus, sometimes called the great wallaroo.