Hypsiprymnodon
Sign in to saveHypsiprymnodon is a genus of macropods. The sole extant species is Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, the musky rat-kangaroo. The genus includes four known fossil species.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassMammalia
- OrderDiprotodontia
- FamilyHypsiprymnodontidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1
- Family
- Hypsiprymnodontidae
- Collections
- AMNH
- Recorded in
- Australia
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Hypsiprymnodon is a genus of macropods. The sole extant species is Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, the musky rat-kangaroo. The genus includes four known fossil species.
The generic name combines the Ancient Greek (, 'high'), (, 'hindmost'), and (, 'tooth'). This name was derived from the genus Hypsiprymnus, a synonym for Potorous, and distinguishes this by combining the Ancient Greek , meaning 'tooth'.
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