A photograph of a small native Australia animal leaping towards a camera has gone viral and been described as “the cutest quokka snap ever”.

The image of the quokka – a small tree-climbing wallaby – was taken by Campbell Jones, 21, during a visit to Rottnest Island, off the coast of south-west Australia.

Mr Jones said he had been bike riding on the island and stopped to take out his camera when the quokka approached.

He said it appeared only to be happy to be the subject of his photographs.