Biology:Hypsiprymnodontidae

Short description: Family of marsupials

Hypsiprymnodontidae Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Scientific 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

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
  • 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
      • †Ekaltadeta ima
      • †Ekaltadeta jamiemulveneyi
    • Genus †Propleopus
      • †Propleopus oscillans
      • †Propleopus chillagoensis
      • †Propleopus wellingtonensis
    • Genus †Jackmahoneyi
      • †Jackmahoneyi toxoniensis
    • Genus †Brachalletes
      • †Brachalletes palmeri

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1187780 entry