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

A truffle-eating Australian marsupial known as the “rat kangaroo” has suffered a dramatic population decline and could become extinct without urgent action to save the species, a report warned ...

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 ...

A truffle-eating Australian marsupial known as the rat kangaroo has suffered a dramatic population decline and could become extinct without urgent action to save the species, a report warned on ...

For the first time, the remarkable features of Australia's unique wildlife—from platypus, bilby, kangaroo, koala and emu to mammals gone extinct—are available for all to see, via their bones and ...

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 ...

Brush-tailed bettongs are thriving in Southern Australia after being reintroduced in 2021. These cute, kangaroo-looking marsupials have been critically endangered for decades. Scientists say it ...

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 – Flinders University researchers have studied the musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus), a diminutive marsupial that weighs ...