Hypsiprymnodontidae

marsupial family

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The family Hypsiprymnodontidae is a taxonomic group within the marsupials. Marsupials are mammals characterized by premature birth and the continued development of their newborns attached to the mother's nipples. The Hypsiprymnodontidae family includes the genus Hypsiprymnodon, which specifically comprises the musk kangaroos. One notable species within this genus is the musky rat kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus).12

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rat kangaroo
constituting the families Potoroidae and Hypsiprymnodontidae, related to the kangaroo family, Macropodidae. Other potoroids are known only as fossils; the Potoroidae were already separated from the Macropodidae by the late Oligocene Epoch, some 25 million years ago.
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constituting the families Potoroidae and Hypsiprymnodontidae, related to the kangaroo family, Macropodidae. Other potoroids are known only as fossils; the Potoroidae were already separated from the Macropodidae by the late Oligocene Epoch, some 25 million years ago.
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