Hypsiprymnodontidae

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Kingdom Animalia Infraclass Marsupialia Suborder Macropodiformes Higher classification Macropodiformes		Phylum Chordata Order Diprotodontia Scientific name Hypsiprymnodontidae Rank Family

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.

Classification

Family Hypsiprymnodontidae

Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae

Genus Hypsiprymnodon

Musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus

†Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii

†Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri

†Hypsiprymnodon dennisi

†Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae

Subfamily †Propleopinae

Genus †Ekaltadeta

†Ekaltadeta ima

†Ekaltadeta jamiemulveneyi

Genus †Propleopus

†Propleopus oscillans

†Propleopus chillagoensis

†Propleopus wellingtonensis

Genus †Jackmahoneyi

†Jackmahoneyi toxoniensis

References

Hypsiprymnodontidae Wikipedia

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