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The Desert Rat-Kangaroo, Caloprymnus campestris, was also called the Buff-Nosed Rat Kangaroo or Plains Rat-Kangaroo. They were marsupials native to central Australia and was a rabbit-sized kangaroo-like animal believed extinct in the wild since the 1930s.

Animal Fact Sheet - Desert Rat-Kangaroo

Kangaroo rats have long tails and big hind feet with four toes. They have large heads with big eyes and small ears. They are a sandy brown color with a white underbelly.
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/krat.php
Desert Rat-Kangaroo - Rediscovery and Extinction

The desert rat-kangaroo was discovered in the early 1840s. However, after these early sightings, it was no longer recorded for 90 years (aside from an unconfirmed report in 1878), and was widely believed to be extinct.
http://www.liquisearch.com/desert_rat-kangaroo/rediscovery_and_extinction
Desert Rat Kangaroo - TheWebsiteofEverything

It is unclear whether the Desert Rat Kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) is extinct or not. According to some (wikipedia), the Desert Rat Kangaroo, or Plains Rat Kangaroo, is now extinct.
http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Diprotodontia/Potoroidae/Caloprymnus/Caloprymnus-campestris.html
Caloprymnus Campestris - Desert Rat-Kangaroo

Grizzled buff-brown above and cream-brown below with a hairy but not bushy tail and a short snout.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:34600e3d-99b6-4dc7-9e97-ba9c4abd0354
Desert 'Rat'-Kangaroo - Caloprymnus Campestris - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Desert 'Rat'-kangaroo, scientifically known as Caloprymnus campestris in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/128420/details
ADW: Desert Rat Kangaroo - Caloprymnus campestris

Caloprymnus campestris is thought to occupy a relatively small area in Southern Australia, extending just over the borders of Queensland and Northern Territory.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Caloprymnus_campestris/
iNaturalist - Desert Rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris)

The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), also called the buff-nosed rat-kangaroo or the plains rat-kangaroo, is an extinct small hopping marsupial endemic to desert regions of Central Australia.
http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42986-Caloprymnus-campestris
Caloprymnus campestris (Desert Rat-kangaroo)

Find population statistics and information about the desert rat-kangaroo from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3626/0
Desert Rat-kangaroo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), also called the buff-nosed rat-kangaroo or the plains rat-kangaroo, is an extinct small hopping marsupial endemic to desert regions of Central Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_rat-kangaroo

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Animal Fact Sheet - Desert Rat-Kangaroo

Kangaroo rats have long tails and big hind feet with four toes. They have large heads with big eyes and small ears. They are a sandy brown color with a white underbelly.
https://www.desertmuseum.org/kids/oz/long-fact-sheets/krat.php
Desert Rat-Kangaroo - Rediscovery and Extinction

The desert rat-kangaroo was discovered in the early 1840s. However, after these early sightings, it was no longer recorded for 90 years (aside from an unconfirmed report in 1878), and was widely believed to be extinct.
http://www.liquisearch.com/desert_rat-kangaroo/rediscovery_and_extinction
Desert Rat Kangaroo - TheWebsiteofEverything

It is unclear whether the Desert Rat Kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris) is extinct or not. According to some (wikipedia), the Desert Rat Kangaroo, or Plains Rat Kangaroo, is now extinct.
http://thewebsiteofeverything.com/animals/mammals/Diprotodontia/Potoroidae/Caloprymnus/Caloprymnus-campestris.html
Caloprymnus Campestris - Desert Rat-Kangaroo

Grizzled buff-brown above and cream-brown below with a hairy but not bushy tail and a short snout.
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:34600e3d-99b6-4dc7-9e97-ba9c4abd0354
Desert 'Rat'-Kangaroo - Caloprymnus Campestris - Encyclopedia of Life

Descriptions and articles about the Desert 'Rat'-kangaroo, scientifically known as Caloprymnus campestris in the Encyclopedia of Life.
http://eol.org/pages/128420/details
ADW: Desert Rat Kangaroo - Caloprymnus campestris

Caloprymnus campestris is thought to occupy a relatively small area in Southern Australia, extending just over the borders of Queensland and Northern Territory.
http://animaldiversity.org/accounts/Caloprymnus_campestris/
iNaturalist - Desert Rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris)

The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), also called the buff-nosed rat-kangaroo or the plains rat-kangaroo, is an extinct small hopping marsupial endemic to desert regions of Central Australia.
http://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/42986-Caloprymnus-campestris
Caloprymnus campestris (Desert Rat-kangaroo)

Find population statistics and information about the desert rat-kangaroo from IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
http://www.iucnredlist.org/details/3626/0
Desert Rat-kangaroo - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The desert rat-kangaroo (Caloprymnus campestris), also called the buff-nosed rat-kangaroo or the plains rat-kangaroo, is an extinct small hopping marsupial endemic to desert regions of Central Australia.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desert_rat-kangaroo

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Desert Rat-Kangaroo

The Desert Rat-Kangaroo, Caloprymnus campestris, was also called the Buff-Nosed Rat Kangaroo or Plains Rat-Kangaroo. They were marsupials native to central Australia and was a rabbit-sized kangaroo-like animal believed extinct in the wild since the 1930s.

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