Kingdom Animalia Infraclass Marsupialia Suborder Macropodiformes Higher classification Macropodiformes | Phylum Chordata Order Diprotodontia Scientific name Hypsiprymnodontidae Rank Family | |
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Similar Musky rat‑kangaroo, Marsupial, Mammal, Potoroidae, Acrobatidae |
The Hypsiprymnodontidae /ˌhɪpsᵻˌprɪmnoʊdɒnˈtaɪdiː/ are a family of macropods, one of two families containing animals commonly referred to as rat-kangaroos. The single known extant genus and species in this family, the musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, occurs in northern Australia. During the Pleistocene, this family included the megafauna genus propleopus.
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