In the remnant rainforests of coastal far-north Queensland, bushwalkers may be lucky enough to catch a glimpse of a diminutive marsupial that's the last living representative of its family.

Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of ...

The desert rat-kangaroo, thought extinct, may still exist in the Sturt Stony Desert. Research on its skull biomechanics reveals it likely consumed softer foods, contrary to previous beliefs.

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 ...

Credit: HH Finlayson (The Red Centre: Man and Beast in the Heart of Australia. Angus & Robertson Limited, Sydney, Australia. 2nd Ed. 1936) New research on the feeding habits of the desert rat-kangaroo ...

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.

In the vast, arid landscapes of North America’s deserts, a tiny creature defies the odds and thrives where many might falter. The kangaroo rat, a small rodent with remarkable adaptations, has captured ...

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