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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.

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Is Tasmanian wolf a mammal or an amphibian?

The correct name for the Tasmanian wolf was Thylacine. This animal, which was also known as the Tasmanian Tiger, was a mammal. Specifically, it was a marsupial of the dasyuridae family, or carnivorous marsupials. It is now extinct.


Is the Tasmanian Wolf a wolf?

The Thylacine (also known as the Tasmanian Tiger and somtimes the Tasmanian Wolf), was a carnivorous marsupial mammal which became extinct during the 20th century. It was neither a tiger nor a wolf. The last known specimen died in the Hobart Zoo on the 7th of September, 1936.


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.


Are the Tasmanian wolf and the Tasmanian tiger the same animal?

They are not related. They are both mammals, and that is where the similarity ends. Thylacines (the correct name for Tasmanian wolves) were marsupials. They are now extinct. They had a pouch in which the young developed after birth. Gray wolves are placental mammals. They have a longer gestation period than thylacines, and the young are much more developed when born.


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.


Are wolves marsupials?

No way!Marsupials are animals with pouchesOne of Australia's extinct marsupials, the Thylacine, was commonly known as either the Tasmanian tiger or Tasmanian wolf. It was, however, neither a tiger nor a wolf. It was a carnivorous marsupial, a member of the dasyurid family.


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.


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.


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.