Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
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Hypsiprymnodon moschatus is a small, ground-dwelling Australian marsupial known as the musky rat-kangaroo, notable for its primitive kangaroo-like features and forest-dwelling habits.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
marsupial
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| activityPattern | diurnal ⓘ |
| belongsToClade | Macropodiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyMass | approximately 0.5 kg ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
musky rat kangaroo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
musky rat-kangaroo ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | Least Concern ⓘ |
| conservationStatusSystem | IUCN Red List NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedBy | Oldfield Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diet | omnivorous ⓘ |
| eats |
fruits
ⓘ
fungi ⓘ invertebrates ⓘ seeds ⓘ |
| endemicTo | Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family | Hypsiprymnodontidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foragingStratum | ground-dwelling ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Wet Tropics of Queensland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Australasian realm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
forest floor
ⓘ
rainforest ⓘ tropical forest ⓘ |
| hasFurColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasPouch | true ⓘ |
| hasScentGlands | true ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| limbCharacteristic |
short hind limbs compared to other kangaroos
ⓘ
well-developed forelimbs ⓘ |
| locomotion |
hopping
ⓘ
quadrupedal ⓘ |
| nativeTo | Australia ⓘ |
| nestSite | forest floor litter ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
musky odor
ⓘ
primitive kangaroo-like morphology ⓘ |
| order | Diprotodontia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Hypsiprymnodon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
kangaroos
ⓘ
wallabies ⓘ |
| reproductiveMode | viviparous ⓘ |
| socialBehavior | solitary ⓘ |
| tailCharacteristic | non-prehensile tail ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| usesNest | true ⓘ |
| yearDescribed | 1888 ⓘ |
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