Hypsiprymnodon is a genus of macropods. The sole extant species is Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, the musky rat-kangaroo. The genus includes four known fossil species.
The generic name combines the Ancient Greek (, 'high'), (, 'hindmost'), and (, 'tooth').
This name was derived from the genus Hypsiprymnus, a synonym for Potorous, and distinguishes this by combining the Ancient Greek , meaning 'tooth'.