Hypsiprymnodon facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Hypsiprymnodon Temporal range: Oligocene–Recent PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Hypsiprymnodontidae
Genus:	Hypsiprymnodon Ramsay, 1876

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 ὕψος (hyps-, 'high'), πρυμνός (prumnós, 'hindmost'), and ὀδών (odṓn, 'tooth'). This name was derived from the genus Hypsiprymnus, a synonym for Potorous, and distinguishes this by combining the Ancient Greek odoús, meaning 'tooth'.

Classification

• Family Hypsiprymnodontidae
  • Subfamily Hypsiprymnodontinae
    • Genus Hypsiprymnodon
      • Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, musky rat-kangaroo
      • †Hypsiprymnodon bartholomaii
      • †Hypsiprymnodon philcreaseri
      • †Hypsiprymnodon dennisi
      • †Hypsiprymnodon karenblackae
    • Subfamily †Propleopinae