Thylacinus cynocephalus

Thylacinus cynocephalus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dasyuromorphia

Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Cladus: Craniata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Ordo: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohort: Theria Cohort: Marsupialia Ordo: Dasyuromorphia

Familia: †Thylacinidae
Genus: †Thylacinus
Species: Thylacinus cynocephalus

Name

Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808)

Type locality: Australia, Tasmania

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shot in Hobart Zoo and London Zoo

Synonyms

• Thylacinus breviceps Krefft, 1868
• Thylacinus communis Anon., 1859
• Thylacinus harrisii Temminck, 1824
• Thylacinus striatus Warlow, 1833
• Dasyurus lucocephalus (Grant, 1831)
• Didelphis cynocephala Harris, 1808

References

• Krefft, 1868, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., Ser. 4, 2: 296.
• Trans. Linn. Soc. London 9: 174.
• Mammal Species of the World, A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference, 3rd edition, 2005 ISBN 0801882214
• Thylacinus cynocephalus in Mammal Species of the World.
  Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4.
• IUCN: Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808) (Extinct)

Vernacular names

беларуская: Сумчаты воўк
български: Тасманийски вълк
čeština: Vakovlkovití
dansk: Tasmank pungulv
Deutsch: Beutelwolf
English: Thylacine
español: Tilacino, lobo marsupial, tigre marsupial
فارسی: گرگ تاسمانی
français: Thylacine, loup de Tasmanie, tigre de Tasmanie, loup marsupial
galego: Tigre de Tasmania
한국어: 태즈메이니아 주머니늑대
íslenska: Pokaúlfur
italiano: Tilacino
עברית: זאב טסמני
Lëtzebuergesch: Buidelwollef
Nederlands: Buidelwolf
日本語: フクロオオカミ
norsk: Pungulv
norsk nynorsk: Pungulv
polski: Wilk workowaty, wilk tasmański
português: Tigre da Tasmânia
русский: Сумчатый волк
suomi: Pussihukka
svenska: Pungvarg
Türkçe: Tazmanya kaplanı
中文: 袋狼

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