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The Tasmanian wolf, more properly known as the Thylacine, or even Tasmanian tiger, is now extinct. It had fur that was grey-brown (not orange, as sometimes depicted), and it had up to 16 black or brown stripes on its back, predominantly at the tail end.
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What is the possibly extinct Tasmanian wolf known as?
The correct name for the Tasmanian wolf is Thylacine. It is/was also known as the Tasmanian tiger.
Is there such thing as a Tasmanian Cheetah?
No. There is the Tasmanian devil. There is also the Thylacine, commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, which is extinct. It was neither tiger nor wolf, but a marsupial.
Is the Tasmanian Wolf extinct?
Yes. The correct name for the Tasmanian wolf is Thylacine, or even Tasmanian tiger. The last known Thylacine died in 1936.
When was the last sighting of a Tasmanian wolf?
The last recorded sighting of a Tasmanian wolf, more correctly known as a Thylacine, and also as a Tasmanian tiger, was in 1936.
What killed the Tasmanian wolf?
The correct name for the Tasmanian wolf was Thylacine. Please see the related question below for the answer.
Tasmanian wolf's life style?
Extinct.The last known specimen of the Thylacine, also known as the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf, died in 1936 at the Hobart Zoo.
When did the Tasmanian wolf live?
The Tasmanian wolf, also known as the Tasmanian tiger, but correctly known as the Thylacine, was known up until 1936. This is when the last known Thylacine died in captivity. There have been no confirmed sightings since then. Although known as Tasmanian wolf and/or Tasmanian tiger, this creature was neither a wolf nor a tiger, but a marsupial.
Is a Tasmanian wolf in the same family as a normal wolf?
Not at all. The now-extinct Tasmanian wolf, more properly known as the Thylacine (or even Tasmanian tiger), was a marsupial, specifically a dasyurid, or carnivorous marsupial.The wolf is a placental mammal, and a member of the canine family.
What is a male Tasmanian wolf called?
There was no particular name given to either the male or female Tasmanian wolf (more correctly known as the Thylacine, and sometimes referred to as a Tasmanian tiger).
What time period was the Tasmanian Wolf located in?
The Tasmanian wolf, more properly known as the Thylacine, and sometimes also called the Tasmanian tiger, was in existence up until 1936.
Is a Tasmanian wolf endangered?
Tasmanian wolves (Thylacines) became extinct in 1936
Why is the Tasmanian wolf helpful to the ecosystem?
The Tasmanian wolf, more correctly known as the Thylacine, is extinct. It is not helpful to the ecosystem any more.
