Musky rat-kangaroo
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The musky rat-kangaroo is a small marsupial found only in the rainforests of northeastern Australia. First described in the later 19th century, the only other species are known from fossil specimens.
Musky rat kangaroo Atherton
Musky rat kangaroo Atherton 2
Hypsiprymnodontidae
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The Hypsiprymnodontidae 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
Musky rat-kangaroo
…moschatus has been placed with the subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae of the family Potoroidae, the most recent classification places it in the family Hypsiprymnodontidae with prehistoric taxa. The specific epithet is derived from Latin term moschatus, meaning musky. The description as a new species of 'rat-kangaroo' was…
Hypsyprymnodon moschatus
Trichosurus vulpecula 2 Gould
Petaurus breviceps Cayley
Ekaltadeta ima NT