One clip names both of them

12,046 views between them.

Koala outweighs Quokka 2.0× — 5.6 kg against 2.8 kg.

Tale of the tape

Body mass

5.65 kg

🐨 Koala · COMBINE

2.82 kg

🦘 Quokka · COMBINE

Body length

0.85 m

🐨 Koala · COMBINE

0.6 m

🦘 Quokka · COMBINE

Maximum lifespan

22 yr

🐨 Koala · COMBINE

14 yr

🦘 Quokka · COMBINE

Bars are sized against the larger of the two figures.

Animals caught on camera

Real footage of the animals on this site — hunting, fighting, and getting on with it.

Shared ancestry

The closest group they share is Diprotodontia (order), home to 202 species.

They last shared an ancestor about 47 million years ago.

Estimates range from 40 to 56 million years; the figure above is the middle estimate.

About this estimate

Dates from Upham, Esselstyn & Jetz 2019, PLoS Biology 17:e3000494 (CC0).