Hypsiprymnodontidae

Hypsiprymnodontidae Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Suborder:	Macropodiformes
Family:	Hypsiprymnodontidae Collett, 1877
Subfamilies & Genera
Hypsiprymnodontinae Hypsiprymnodon †Propleopinae †Jackmahoneyi †Ekaltadeta †Propleopus †Brachalletes

The Hypsiprymnodontidae /ˌhɪpsɪˌprɪmnoʊdɒnˈtaɪdiː/ 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^[1]
    • 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
      • Genus †Brachalletes
        • †Brachalletes palmeri

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