Thylacine

Scientific name: Thylacinus cynocephalus

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0494

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Threatened Species Link (Tasmania) documents habitat examples for Thylacinus cynocephalus: historical foraging sites in dry sclerophyll forest in Tasmania.

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1Thylacine — Species Management ProfileSRC-C540-B05-HIST-ENT0494

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The Tasmanian tiger became extinct on the Australian mainland at least two thousand years ago, and in modern times it was confined to Tasmania.

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1Thylacine — Species Management ProfileSRC-C540-B05-HIST-ENT0494
2The ThylacineSRC-DSC-221E6774EA
3Thylacinus cynocephalus (Tasmanian wolf)SRC-DSC-0E8DC0E4E8

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261108T084649730 · last approved 8 November 2026

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