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.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Hypsiprymnodon 1
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf marsupial ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern diurnal ⓘ
belongsToClade Macropodiformes ⓘ
bodyMass approximately 0.5 kg ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
commonName musky rat kangaroo ⓘ
linked to: musky rat-kangaroo

musky rat-kangaroo ⓘ
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
describedBy Oldfield Thomas ⓘ
diet omnivorous ⓘ
eats fruits ⓘ
fungi ⓘ
invertebrates ⓘ
seeds ⓘ
endemicTo Australia ⓘ
family Hypsiprymnodontidae ⓘ
foragingStratum ground-dwelling ⓘ
foundIn Wet Tropics of Queensland ⓘ
northeastern Queensland ⓘ
linked to: North Queensland
geographicRegion Australasian realm ⓘ
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 ⓘ
parentTaxon Hypsiprymnodon ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
relatedTo kangaroos ⓘ
wallabies ⓘ
reproductiveMode viviparous ⓘ
socialBehavior solitary ⓘ
tailCharacteristic non-prehensile tail ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
usesNest true ⓘ
yearDescribed 1888 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hypsiprymnodontidae → containsTaxon → Hypsiprymnodon moschatus ⓘ
Hypsiprymnodon moschatus → parentTaxon → Hypsiprymnodon ⓘ
linked to: Hypsiprymnodon moschatus