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You wonder are Tasmanian devils and Tasmanian tigers related?
The only way in which Tasmanian devils and Tasmanian tigers are related is that they are both marsupials. The Tasmanian devil is more closely related to the quoll than it is to the (now extinct) Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine. It is also more closely related to some small marsupials than it is to the Thylacine.
Is the Tasmanian tiger in the cats family?
Neither. The Tasmanian tiger (actually the thylacine) was a marsupial; that puts it in whole separate subclass from dogs and cats, which are placentals. The thylacine occupied the ecological niche which is filled in other places by placental predators. All of the animals mentioned are mammals, but that's about as closely as they're related.
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.
Why don't people take DNA from the thylacine and clone it?
This has already been attempted. Scientists attempted to clone the Thylacine using DNA from a preserved female joey (often incorrectly referred to as a 'pup'), and from bone and tooth specimens held by the Australian Museum. They were unable to extract DNA of sufficient quality to clone a Thylacine. For more information on the Thylacine Cloning Project, see the related link below.
What killed the Tasmanian wolf?
The correct name for the Tasmanian wolf was Thylacine. Please see the related question below for the answer.
How should you improve the life of a thylacine?
It is too late to improve the life of a Thylacine. The last known Thylacine died in 1936.
Where can you find information about the Tasmanian tiger?
Information about the Tasmanian Tiger, also known as the Thylacine, can be found at the related links below.
Did cloning the Tasmanian tiger work?
No. Scientists attempted to clone the Thylacine using DNA from a preserved female joey (often incorrectly referred to as a 'pup'), and from bone and tooth specimens held by the Australian Museum. They were unable to extract DNA of sufficient quality to clone a Thylacine. For more information on the Thylacine Cloning Project, see the related link below.
What is the scientific name for a thylacine?
Thylacinus cynocephalus. It means "thylacine with a dog's head."
When did the thylacine exist?
The Thylacine existed up until the early part of the 20th century. The last known Thylacine died in the Hobart Zoo in September 1936.
Is Thylacine species or subspecies of animals?
Thylacine was a species. Its species name was "Thylacinus cynocephalus".
Is a thylacine a man eater?
No. There is no record of a single thylacine - which is now extinct - ever harming a person.
