Tasmanian wolf
Extinct pouched predator
The Tasmanian wolf, also called the thylacine, was a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.
Despite its name and dog-like appearance, it was not related to wolves—the resemblance is an example of convergent evolution.
The last known specimen died in a Tasmanian zoo in 1936; the species is presumed extinct, though unconfirmed sightings persist.
Extinct Australian striped marsupial
- pouchSmall flexible bag
- joeyYoung marsupial offspring
- kangarooPouched Australian leaper
- wallabySmall Australian marsupial
wombat · koala · possum · bandicoot · quokka · numbat · bilby · marsupium
Extinct Australian striped marsupial
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- 1936A calendar year
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
- extinctionComplete vanishing of a species
dodo · passenger pigeon · moa · quagga · taxidermy · archival footage · Benjamin · extirpated
Creature eating only animals
- hunterPursuer of prey
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- preyAnimal being hunted
- stalkingStealthy, persistent pursuit
ambush · jaws · bite · nocturnal hunter · livestock · solitary hunter · territorial · scent marking
Instance of perceiving something
- elusiveHard to find
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
- reportedCommunicated formally
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
legend · folklore · phantom · mysterious · enigma · grainy footage · eyewitness · nocturnal
Water-bounded land mass
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- isolatedSeparated from others
- endemicNative to one area
- wildernessUncultivated, uninhabited natural region
bush · eucalyptus · remote · insular · biogeography · island ecosystem · Australian wildlife · separated
thylacine
Extinct Australian striped marsupial
wallaby · wombat · koala · possum · bandicoot · quokka · numbat · bilby · marsupium · convergent evolution
thylacine
Extinct Australian striped marsupial
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- 1936A calendar year
- habitat lossElimination of living spaces
extinction · dodo · passenger pigeon · moa · quagga · taxidermy · archival footage · Benjamin · extirpated · human impact
carnivore
Creature eating only animals
- hunterPursuer of prey
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- preyAnimal being hunted
stalking · ambush · jaws · bite · nocturnal hunter · livestock · solitary hunter · territorial · scent marking · pursuit
sighting
Instance of perceiving something
- elusiveHard to find
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
- reportedCommunicated formally
unconfirmed · legend · folklore · phantom · mysterious · enigma · grainy footage · eyewitness · nocturnal · shadowy
island
Water-bounded land mass
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- isolatedSeparated from others
- endemicNative to one area
wilderness · bush · eucalyptus · remote · insular · biogeography · island ecosystem · Australian wildlife · separated · island population
Tasmanian wolfgray wolf
Large wild canid
Tasmanian devil · red fox · coyote · dingo · domestic dog
Tasmanian wolfbald eagle
White-headed North American raptor
American bison · gray wolf · California condor · white rhinoceros · giant panda
Tasmania, Tasmanian, wolf, wolves, wolfish, wolflike, wolfishly