HYPSIPRYMNODONTIDAE, Collett, 1887

Russell A. Mittermeier & Don E. Wilson, 2015, Hypsiprymnodontidae, Handbook of the Mammals of the World – Volume 5 Monotremes and Marsupials, Barcelona: Lynx Edicions, pp. 592-599 : 592

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.6612156
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6611268
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scientific name	HYPSIPRYMNODONTIDAE
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Family HYPSIPRYMNODONTIDAE View in CoL

(MUSKY RAT KANGAROO)

• Smallto medium-sized kangaroo-like marsupial, with relatively even limb proportions and a quadrupedal gait, five toes on hindfoot, thin prehensile tail covered with small scales giving a naked appearance; diurnal.

• 25-45 cm. View Figure

• Australasian Region. View Figure

• Wet tropical rainforests from sea level to elevations over 1200 m.

• 1 genus, 1 species, 1 taxon.

• No species threatened; none Extinct since 1600.