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Monotypic taxon:
Genus
Thylacinus
Temminck, 1824
- thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger
(mammal)
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Entity:
‡Thylacinidae (Family)
..†Muribacinus (Genus)
..†Nimbacinus (Genus)
..‡Thylacinus (Genus) - thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger
....‡Thylacinus cynocephalus (Species) - thylacine
Authorship
Original name
:
Temminck, 1824. Mon. Mamm., 1 (3): 60.
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:
Original spelling
:
Types
Type of
:
Thylacinidae
(Family)
Bonaparte, 1838
Type, by original designation
:
Thylacinus cynocephalus
(Harris, 1808)
Variants
Different spelling
:
Thylacynus
(Genus)
Temminck, 1827
Incorrect authorship
:
Thylacinus
(Genus)
Temminck, 1827
Synonyms
Synonymous name
:
Lycaon
(Genus)
Brookes, 1827
Ref:
D.E. Wilson & D.M. Reeder (eds.), 1993
Vernacular Names (English)
Full name
:
thylacine, Tasmanian wolf, Tasmanian tiger
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28 Aug 2026