There may be no truer a case of this than the desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), known as the ngudlukanta to the ...

The desert rat-kangaroo — a small marsupial species — was declared extinct in 1994. But, scientists believe it could be alive and “evading detection,” according to a new study. Photo from ...

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.

Bite-Size Clue May Help Rediscover the Missing Desert Rat-Kangaroo Feb. 25, 2025 — An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in ...

The musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) weighs only 500 grams and looks a bit like a potoroo. It's part of a lineage that extends back to before kangaroos evolved their distinctive ...

Feb. 25, 2025 — 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 ...

The musky rat-kangaroo (Hypsiprymnodon moschatus) weighs only 500 grams and looks a bit like a potoroo. It’s part of a lineage that extends back to before kangaroos evolved their distinctive hopping ...

But while a scientific review panel originally concluded that additional critical habitat should be designated for San Bernardino kangaroo rats, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, under pressure from ...

There was no water anywhere and the land had become a desert: all was dry and dusty; the grass faded, the plants wilted. ‘The animals are so thirsty,’ said Kangaroo. ‘All because of Tiddalik!’ ...