Thylacinus cynocephalus

(G. P. R. Harris, 1808)

Thylacine

Taxonomy

Subclass : Theria
Infraclass : Marsupialia
Superorder : Australidelphia
Order : Dasyuromorphia
Family : Thylacinidae
Genus : Thylacinus

Species status

Extinct
Found in the wild
Listed in MSW3 2005

Authority citation

Harris, G.P.R. 1808-11-23. Description of two new species of Didelphis from Van Diemen's Land. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 9:174-178.

Authority publication link

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757948

Original name as described

Didelphis cynocephala

Other common names

Hyena Opossum · Marsupial Wolf · Tasmanian Tiger · Tasmanian Wolf · Zebra Wolf

Type material

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Type locality

Tasmania, Australia.

Biogeographic realm

Australasia

Country distribution

Australia · Papua New Guinea · Indonesia

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000220

Country distribution map

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Names and synonyms

Present and past (if available) associated names to the species. Click on a name to view its details. If the list is long, scroll down to see more.

Thylacinus breviceps

Krefft, 1868

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

breviceps

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

AM PA.774

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

296

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16104876

Authority publication

Annals and Magazine of Natural History

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Thylacinus spelaeus

R. Owen, 1845

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

spelaeus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:M 10801

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

335

Authority publication

London

Thylacinus major

R. Owen, 1877

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

major

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

BMNH:PV:OR 42548, BMNH:PV:OR 42549

Type kind

syntypes

Authority page

106, 107

Authority publication

London

Thylacinus rostralis

De Vis, 1893

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

rostralis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

QM F730

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

v

Authority publication

Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales

Thylacinus communis

Anonymous, 1859

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

communis

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

RCS 763B

Type kind

holotype

Authority page

147

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/21732931

Authority publication

London

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Didelphis cynocephala

(G. P. R. Harris, 1808)

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

species

Nomenclatural status

available

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

174

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/757948

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Thylacinus Harrisii

Temminck, 1824

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

harrisii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Authority page

23-24 (footnote), 63

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681172

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

  1. Lesson (1827:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
  2. Lesson (1842:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
  3. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Thylacinus cynocephalus

E. Blyth, 1863

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

180

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534861

Authority publication

Calcutta

Name usages

  1. Blyth (1863:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
  2. Tate (1947:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
  3. Corbet & Hill (1980:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
  4. Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
  5. Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
  6. Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
  7. Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
  8. Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
  9. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21866/21949291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphis cyanocephalus

(Fleming, 1822)

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

cyanocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

incorrectsubsequentspelling

Authority page

212

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/28230370

Authority publication

Edinburgh

Dasyurus Lucocephalus

(Grant, 1831)

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

lucocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

177

Authority publication

Gleanings in Science

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

Thylacinus striatus

Warlow, 1833

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

striatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Authority page

97

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)

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