![]() ![]() On the Australian mainland, it has been referred as the Nannup tiger. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or the Tasmanian wolf (because of its canid-like characteristics). ![]() The last known live animal was captured in 1930 in Tasmania. The thylacine ( / ˈ θ aɪ l ə s iː n/ THY-lə-seen, or / ˈ θ aɪ l ə s aɪ n/ THY-lə-syne, also / ˈ θ aɪ l ə s ɪ n/) ( Thylacinus cynocephalus) is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea.
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