Thylacinus cynocephalus

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carnivorous marsupial extinct animal marsupial species

Thylacinus cynocephalus, commonly known as the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, was a large carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, mainland Australia, and New Guinea that is believed to have gone extinct in the 20th century.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Tasmanian tiger 2
thylacine 2

Statements (58)

Predicate Object
instanceOf carnivorous marsupial ⓘ
extinct animal ⓘ
marsupial ⓘ
species ⓘ
activityPattern crepuscular ⓘ
nocturnal ⓘ
averageHeadBodyLength about 100 to 130 cm ⓘ
averageWeight about 15 to 30 kg ⓘ
binomialName Thylacinus cynocephalus NERFINISHED ⓘ
bodyShape dog-like ⓘ
causeOfDecline competition with introduced dogs ⓘ
disease (suspected) ⓘ
habitat loss ⓘ
intensive hunting and bounties ⓘ
class Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor sandy brown to yellowish-brown ⓘ
commonName Tasmanian tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tasmanian wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ
thylacine NERFINISHED ⓘ
conservationStatus Extinct ⓘ
culturalSignificance iconic species of Tasmania ⓘ
depictedOn Australian postage stamps ⓘ
Tasmanian coat of arms NERFINISHED ⓘ
describedYear 1824 ⓘ
diet carnivorous ⓘ
distinctiveFeature dark transverse stripes on lower back and tail ⓘ
stiff tail ⓘ
extinctionCentury 20th century ⓘ
family Thylacinidae NERFINISHED ⓘ
genus Thylacinus NERFINISHED ⓘ
gestationType short gestation followed by pouch development ⓘ
historicalRange New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ
continental Australia ⓘ
huntingStrategy ambush predator ⓘ
IUCNStatus EX ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
lastCaptiveIndividualDiedYear 1936 ⓘ
lastCaptiveIndividualLocation Hobart Zoo NERFINISHED ⓘ
lastKnownWildSightingYear 1930 ⓘ
litterSize up to 4 young ⓘ
nativeTo New Guinea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tasmania NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainland Australia ⓘ
order Dasyuromorphia NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
pouchLocation abdominal ⓘ
pouchOrientation opens to the rear ⓘ
primaryPrey birds ⓘ
reptiles ⓘ
small mammals ⓘ
wallabies ⓘ
reproduction marsupial with pouch ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship described by Temminck ⓘ
socialStructure primarily solitary ⓘ
tailLength about 50 to 65 cm ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
trophicLevel apex predator ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Coat of Arms of Tasmania → hasSupporter → Thylacinus cynocephalus ⓘ
this entity surface form: thylacine
Coat of Arms of Tasmania → hasSupporter → Thylacinus cynocephalus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tasmanian tiger
Dasyuromorphia → notableSpecies → Thylacinus cynocephalus ⓘ
Coat of Arms of Tasmania → shieldBearer → Thylacinus cynocephalus ⓘ
this entity surface form: thylacine
Coat of Arms of Tasmania → shieldBearer → Thylacinus cynocephalus ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tasmanian tiger