Hypsiprymnodontidae

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-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, occurs in northern Australia. During the Pleistocene, this family included the megafauna genus propleopus.

Classification

 * Family Hypsiprymnodontidae
 * Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae
 * Genus Hypsiprymnodon
 * Musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
 * †Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii
 * †Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri
 * †Hypsiprymnodon dennisi
 * †Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae
 * Subfamily †Propleopinae
 * Genus †Ekaltadeta
 * †Ekaltadeta ima
 * †Ekaltadeta jamiemulveneyi
 * Genus †Propleopus
 * †Propleopus oscillans
 * †Propleopus chillagoensis
 * †Propleopus wellingtonensis
 * Genus †Jackmahoneyi
 * †Jackmahoneyi toxoniensis