| Hypsiprymnodontidae Temporal range: Oligocene–Pleistocene |
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| Hypsiprymnodon moschatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Diprotodontia |
| Suborder: | Macropodiformes |
| Family: |
Hypsiprymnodontidae Collett, 1877 |
| Subfamilies & Genera | |
The Hypsiprymnodontidae /ˌhɪpsᵻˌprɪmnoʊdɒnˈtaɪdiː/ 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 , this family included the megafauna genus propleopus.