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Also known as the thylacine what Tasmanian marsupial carnivore wasn't put on the protected-species list until two months before the last one died?
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Why are Tasmanian wolves carnivores if they don't eat meat?
The Tasmanian wolf or Tasmanian tiger, also known as the thylacine, is an extinct marsupial carnivore. The thylacine was exclusively carnivorous. For more information on the diet of the thylacine, click on this link.
What is a ferocious marsupial?
A Thylacine or a Tasmanian devil
Was a thylacine a marsupial?
Yes. The Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian Tiger, was a marsupial. Although not the largest marsupial (that category is taken by the Red kangaroo), it was the largest carnivorous marsupial (dasyurid).
What species did the Tasmanian Tiger originate from?
The Tasmanian tiger's correct name was Thylacine. The Thylacine was a marsupial of the order dasyuromorphidae. Its species name was Thylacinus cynocephalus.
Were Tasmanian tigers carnivorous marsupials?
Yes. The Tasmanian tiger, or thylacine, was a carnivorous marsupial, of the dasyurid family.
What is a thylacine's common name?
The Thylacine was commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger - a misnomer, because the creature was not a tiger, but a marsupial.
What was the thylacine more commonly known as?
The Thylacine was more commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger, or sometimes the Tasmanian wolf. It was neither a tiger nor a wolf, but a marsupial.
What marsupial predator became extinct in the 20th century?
thylacine(tasmanian tiger)
What family is the Tasmanian tiger related to?
The now-extinct Tasmanian tiger (Thylacine) was a dasyurid, or carnivorous marsupial. It was distantly related to the quoll and the Tasmanian devil.It was neither a wolf nor a tiger.
Did Tasmanian Wolves share their home?
"Tasmanian wolf" was the misleading name for the now-extinct marsupial known as the Thylacine or Tasmanian tiger. The Thylacine was essentially a solitary animal, so it did not share its home.
Is a Tasmanian tiger a species?
It was once, but is now extinct. The Tasmanian tiger's correct name was Thylacine. The Thylacine was a marsupial of the order dasyuromorphidae. Its species name was Thylacinus cynocephalus.
What is a female thylacine called?
A baby thylacine was called a joey. All marsupial young are called joeys.
