Hypsiprymnodontidae Temporal range: Oligocene–Pleistocene |
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Hypsiprymnodon moschatus | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
Order: | Diprotodontia |
Suborder: | Macropodiformes |
Family: |
Hypsiprymnodontidae Collett, 1877 |
Subfamilies & Genera | |
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 , this family included the megafauna genus propleopus.