musky rat-kangaroo
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus latin

The musky rat-kangaroo is significant because it represents an early stage in the evolution of kangaroos.

Also eaten by musky rat-kangaroo and native rats.

Other animals include the Saltwater crocodile and the Musky Rat-kangaroo.

In contrast to most other kangaroos, and similar to its small extant relative, the musky rat-kangaroo, it was probably omnivorous.

The musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is a marsupial species found only in the rainforests of northeast Australia.

The single known extant genus and species in this family, the musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, occurs in northern Australia.

Red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) and the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus)

Mammals visiting Cassowary House include the delightful resident musky rat-kangaroo, which is an ancient kangaroo prototype easily seen feeding under the verandah.

Included in the list of rare fauna at and in the Blue Pool are the endangered southern cassowary, Bennett's tree kangaroo, musky rat-kangaroo, and platypus.

The macropods are divided into three families: the Hypsiprymnodontidae, with the musky rat-kangaroo as its only member; the Potoroidae, with 11 species; and the Macropodidae, with 45 species.

The endangered southern cassowary and rare spotted-tailed quoll are some of the many threatened species, while the musky rat-kangaroo is one of 50 animal species that are unique to this area.

On the other hand, the musky rat-kangaroo, a marsupial with a number of especially primitive traits, has scales on its feet and tail that appear to be linked to ancestral reptile scales.

Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Thought to be the most primitive of the kangaroo family the Musky Rat-kangaroo exhibits some unusual features which show a lineage back to a common ancestor with the possums.

The seeds are so toxic that most animals cannot eat them without being severely poisoned; however it is known that the native Musky Rat-kangaroo does disperse and bury some of these seeds.

Mammals include the striped possum, Daintree River ringtail possum, brown bandicoot, long-nosed bandicoot, musky rat-kangaroo, Bennett's tree kangaroo, swamp wallaby, platypus and short-beaked echidna.

Examples of ancient forms to be encountered in the rainforests today are the primitive yet majestic Cassowary, or the curious Musky Rat-Kangaroo, a 'missing link' between the arboreal possums and terrestrial kangaroos.

The musky rat-kangaroo is the smallest macropod and the only species that is not bipedal, while the male red kangaroo is the largest, reaching a height of about 2 m and weighing up to 85 kg.

In the morning look for the Musky Rat-kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, a very dark brown marsupial macropod (kangaroo family) whose body is only about 23 cm (9 inches) long foraging for fruits on the rainforest floor.

The Macropodiformes are divided into three families that are found in all Australian environments except alpine areas: the Hypsiprymnodontidae, with the musky rat-kangaroo as its only member; the Potoroidae, with 10 species; and the Macropodidae which had 53 members in Australia, but some species are extinct.

The musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) is a marsupial species found only in the rainforests of northeast Australia.

The single known extant genus and species in this family, the musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, occurs in northern Australia.

Red-legged pademelon (Thylogale stigmatica) and the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus)

The seed is dispersed by southern cassowary (Casuarius casuarius) and musky rat-kangaroos (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus).

Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Thought to be the most primitive of the kangaroo family the Musky Rat-kangaroo exhibits some unusual features which show a lineage back to a common ancestor with the possums.

In the morning look for the Musky Rat-kangaroo Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, a very dark brown marsupial macropod (kangaroo family) whose body is only about 23 cm (9 inches) long foraging for fruits on the rainforest floor.