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 ...

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.

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 ...

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.