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Rufous rat-kangaroo

Animal
The rufous rat-kangaroo or rufous bettong is a small, jumping, rat-like marsupial native to eastern Australia. It is the only species in the genus Aepyprymnus. The largest member of the potoroo/bettong family, it is about the size of a rabbit. Wikipedia
Scientific name: Aepyprymnus rufescens
Class: Mammalia
Family: Potoroidae
Genus: Aepyprymnus; Garrod, 1875
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata