Thylacinidae
E651489
Thylacinidae is an extinct family of carnivorous marsupials best known for the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, once native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
extinct family of marsupials
ⓘ
taxon ⓘ |
| bestKnownSpecies | Thylacinus cynocephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName | thylacine family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conservationStatus | extinct family ⓘ |
| diet | carnivorous ⓘ |
| ecologicalRole | apex predator in parts of its range ⓘ |
| extinctionCause |
habitat loss
ⓘ
human activities ⓘ persecution as pest ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| fossilRecordRegion |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
convergent evolution with canids
ⓘ
dog-like body form ⓘ pouched young ⓘ striped lower back in some species ⓘ |
| hasMemberGenus | Thylacinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberSpecies | Thylacinus cynocephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| higherClassification | Dasyuromorphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infraclass | Marsupialia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lifestyle | predatory ⓘ |
| namedAfter | genus Thylacinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Australia
ⓘ
New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Tasmanian tiger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tasmanian wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ thylacine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Dasyuromorphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| recognizedBy |
modern mammalogy
ⓘ
paleontology ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Dasyuridae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Myrmecobiidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | marsupial ⓘ |
| subclass | Theria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superorder | Australidelphia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| temporalRange |
Cenozoic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Late Oligocene to Holocene ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Thylacinus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.