Hypsiprymnodon

Phylum:Chordata

Class:Mammalia

Infraclass:Marsupialia

Order:Diprotodontia

Hypsiprymnodon Temporal range: Early Miocene–Present PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N Pal. Eocene Oligo. Miocene P P
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Infraclass:	Marsupialia
Order:	Diprotodontia
Family:	Hypsiprymnodontidae
Genus:	Hypsiprymnodon Ramsay, 1876
Type species
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus Ramsay, 1876
Species
†H. bartholomaii †H. dennisi †H. karenblackae H. moschatus †H. philcreaseri

Hypsiprymnodon is a genus of macropods. The sole extant species is Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, the musky rat-kangaroo. The genus includes four known fossil species.

The generic name combines the Ancient Greek ὕψος (hyps-, 'high'), πρυμνός (prumnós, 'hindmost'), and ὀδών (odṓn, 'tooth').^[1] This name was derived from the genus Hypsiprymnus, a synonym for Potorous, and distinguishes this by combining the Ancient Greek odoús, meaning 'tooth'.^[2]