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Catalog · Mammalia · Dasyuromorphia · Thylacinidae · Outback
Zoology of the ZooPl. CXXIX

Thylacine

Thylacinus cynocephalus
Mammalia · Dasyuromorphia · Thylacinidae
Fig. 1. Thylacine
Fig. 2. Range
North AmericaSouth AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarcticarange, sketched
Length or height
Weight
Food
Lifespan
Society
Habitatforest, grassland
RangeAustralia
Wild or tame

Tasmania (formerly)

Modern data

Status today

EXExtinct status to verify
Conservationlast known died 1936, Hobart
Keeper's noteDaily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylumAnimalia · Chordata
GenusThylacinus

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

See it elsewhere in the museum

For classes

Lessons: The Mammal Hall: Where the rule breaksPreviewThe Mammal Hall: State the rulePreview

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Henry Constantine Richter / After John Gould · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Ethmostigmus · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
ARC CoE CABAH · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
Baker; E.J. Keller. · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Harry Burrell · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Hobart Zoo · Wikimedia Commons · Public domain
Unknown author · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Same order: Dasyuromorphia