The desert rat-kangaroo, an extinct marsupial species, could actually be alive and ‘evading detection’ in Australia desert, new study says.

An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable remote Sturt Stony Desert -- and researchers have discovered new ...

Officially, the ngudlukanta – also known as the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) – is one of the many small Australian mammals lost to cats and foxes, but all hope is not gone. If ...

Australia's most endangered marsupial and rarest marsupial in the world, the Gilbert's potoroo is a small rat-kangaroo found on the south coast of Western Australia.

Desert rat-kangaroo's diet offers clues to its possible survival in remote Australia Feb 24, 2025 Scientists find new markers to identify species from fragments of fossilized bone ...

Scientists look to a rat-like creature to better understand the kangaroo's hop Scientists have been curious about how kangaroos evolved to hop with such efficiency. To investigate that ...

To understand why kangaroos hop -- a rarity among animals -- researchers have studied the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a diminutive marsupial that weighs only 500 grams but is ...

To understand why kangaroos hop – a rarity among animals – Flinders University researchers have studied the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a diminutive marsupial that weighs ...

The desert rat-kangaroo, or Caloprymnus campestris — a rodent-like creature with large hind legs — is steeped in mystery. It was last seen nearly a century ago, in 1930.

Officially, the ngudlukanta – also known as the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) – is one of the many small Australian mammals lost to cats and foxes, but all hope is not gone. If ...