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Musky Rat-kangaroo
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. It is the only member of
the kangaroo family to still retain the prehensile tail, the opposable digit on
the hind foot and to have multiple young in the pouch. (Often triplets.)
The Musky Rat-kangaroo and the Numbat are the
only Australian mammals to be strictly diurnal. It is endemic to the Wet
Tropical rainforest of Northern Queensland.
Size
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Head and Body Length
153-273 (230) mm (males)
212-252 (233) mm (females)
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Tail Length
132-159 (145) mm (males)
123-153 (140) mm (females)
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Weight
360-680 (529) gr (males)
453-635 (511) gr (females)
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Photographed at Thylogale
by David & Diane Armbrust
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1998 David & Diane Armbrust
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