thylacine
Extinct striped marsupial
A thylacine was a carnivorous marsupial native to Australia and Tasmania, also called the Tasmanian tiger for the dark stripes across its back.
It resembled a dog but carried young in a pouch.
The last known thylacine died in captivity in 1936, making it a modern symbol of human-caused extinction.
No longer existing
- vanishedDisappeared from sight
- lostUnable to navigate
- bygoneOf earlier times
- eradicatedTotally destroyed or removed
extirpated · 1936 · persecution · habitat loss · taxidermy · archival footage · Benjamin · endangered
Extinct striped marsupial carnivore
- Tasmanian wolfExtinct Australian marsupial carnivore
- scientific classificationSystematic organism categorization
- subspeciesTaxonomic rank beneath species
- fossil recordRemains documenting prehistoric life
Instance of perceiving something
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
- elusiveHard to find
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
- cryptozoologyPursuit of unproven creatures
rediscovery · trail camera · footprint · eyewitness · wilderness · remote · bushland · Tasmania
Small flexible bag
- joeyYoung marsupial offspring
- marsupiumExternal infant-carrying sac
- Tasmanian devilCarnivorous Australian island marsupial
- numbatAustralian termite-eating marsupial
bandicoot · wombat · kangaroo · wallaby · koala · possum · bilby · convergent evolution
Creature eating only animals
- hunterPursuer of prey
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- nocturnalActive during darkness
- crepuscularRelating to dusk
ambush · stalker · prey · wallaby · possum · bird · sheep · poultry
Parallel linear markings
- tiger stripesParallel dark bands on pelage
- brindleStreaky animal coat pattern
- jawsMouth's bony framework
- gapeStare with mouth ajar
extinct
No longer existing
eradicated · extirpated · 1936 · persecution · habitat loss · taxidermy · archival footage · Benjamin · endangered · critically endangered
Tasmanian tiger
Extinct striped marsupial carnivore
- Tasmanian wolfExtinct Australian marsupial carnivore
- scientific classificationSystematic organism categorization
- subspeciesTaxonomic rank beneath species
sighting
Instance of perceiving something
- unconfirmedNot officially validated
- elusiveHard to find
- mysteriousBeyond easy comprehension
cryptozoology · rediscovery · trail camera · footprint · eyewitness · wilderness · remote · bushland · Tasmania · New Guinea
pouch
Small flexible bag
- joeyYoung marsupial offspring
- marsupiumExternal infant-carrying sac
- Tasmanian devilCarnivorous Australian island marsupial
numbat · bandicoot · wombat · kangaroo · wallaby · koala · possum · bilby · convergent evolution · Australasian
carnivore
Creature eating only animals
- hunterPursuer of prey
- apex predatorUnpreyed-upon dominant hunter
- nocturnalActive during darkness
crepuscular · ambush · stalker · prey · wallaby · possum · bird · sheep · poultry · scent tracking
stripes
Parallel linear markings
- tiger stripesParallel dark bands on pelage
- brindleStreaky animal coat pattern
- jawsMouth's bony framework
gape · sandy fur · short coat · powerful jaws
thylacinebald eagle
White-headed North American raptor
California condor · gray wolf · American bison · humpback whale · Przewalski's horse