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The tiger is not a marsupial. It is a placvental mammal.
The now-extinct "Tasmanian tiger" was a marsupial, but it was not a member of the tiger family. Its real name was "thylacine" and it was only given the designation of Tasmanian tiger because of its stripes.
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Is a tiger shark a marsupial?
No, a tiger shark is not a marsupial.
Is a tiger a marsupials?
The tiger is not a marsupial. It is a placvental mammal. The now-extinct "Tasmanian tiger" was a marsupial, but it was not a member of the tiger family. Its real name was "thylacine" and it was only given the designation of Tasmanian tiger because of its stripes.
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).
Is a Tasmanian tiger a mammal?
The Thylacine (the correct name for the Tasmanian tiger) was a marsupial mammal: therefore, it was a vertebrate.
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.
Which is taller a Tasmanian tiger or us?
The Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, which was not a tiger but a marsupial, is now extinct. Not even the largest specimen was as talk as a human.
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.
Does the Tasmanian tiger have fur?
The Tasmanian tiger, more correctly known as the Thylacine, is now extinct. It was a marsupial, so it did have fur.
What marsupial predator became extinct in the 20th century?
thylacine(tasmanian tiger)
Is the Tasmanian tiger vicious?
No animal is truly vicious, although some are more likely to be aggressive than others. The Tasmanian tiger was hunted to extinction because they were blamed for hunting livestock. However, there is not enough knowledge of their hunting strategies to determine whether they killed prey in a quick or a slow manner.
Is a Bengal tiger a marsupial?
Yes- they give live birth, and nurse their young. ALL tigers are mammals.
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.
