Hypsiprymnodontidae

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.

Hypsiprymnodontidae
Temporal range:
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
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

Classification
  • Family Hypsiprymnodontidae[1]
    • Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae
      • Genus Hypsiprymnodon
        • Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, musky rat-kangaroo
        • †Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii
        • †Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri
        • †Hypsiprymnodon dennisi
        • †Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae
    • Subfamily †Propleopinae Archer and Flannery, 1985
      • Genus †Ekaltadeta
      • Genus †Propleopus
        • †Propleopus oscillans
        • †Propleopus chillagoensis
        • †Propleopus wellingtonensis
      • Genus †Jackmahoneyi
        • †Jackmahoneyi toxoniensis
      • Genus †Brachalletes
        • †Brachalletes palmeri

References
  1. Bates, H.; Travouillon, K. J.; Cooke, B.; Beck, R. M. D.; Hand, S. J.; Archer, M. (1 March 2014). "Three new Miocene species of musky rat-kangaroos (Hypsiprymnodontidae, Macropodoidea): description, phylogenetics and paleoecology". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 34 (2): 383–396. Bibcode:2014JVPal..34..383B. doi:10.1080/02724634.2013.812098. ISSN 0272-4634. S2CID 86139768.


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