Thylacinus cynocephalus

(G. P. R. Harris, 1808)

Thylacine

Also as Hyena Opossum, Marsupial Wolf, Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf, Zebra Wolf.
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Location:Australia, TAS, Hobart ZooDate taken:1 January 1928Description:Also as Hyena Opossum, Marsupial Wolf, Tasmanian Tiger, Tasmanian Wolf, Zebra Wolf.

Distribution :

Tasmania.

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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(1):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 · Indonesia · Papua New Guinea

IUCN Red List status

Extinct

Species Permalink

https://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.

Total: 18 names and synonyms.

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

Original type locality

the highest mountainous parts of Van Diemen's Land

Type locality

Australia: Tasmania.

Authority page

174

Authority page URI

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

Authority publication

Transactions of the Linnean Society of London

Name usages

Jackson & Groves (2015:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Dasyurus cynocephalus:

F. S. Voigt, 1819

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

413

Authority publication

Jena

Name usages

Voigt (1819:413) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69477)
Ranzani (1820:334, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27807914) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69425)
Desmarest (1821:262, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/39524026) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34459)
Schinz (1821:253, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51529014) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37604)
Grant (1831:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51532041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67427)

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

Thylacinus Harrisii

Temminck, 1824

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

harrisii

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Original type locality

the highest mountainous parts of Van Diemen's Land

Type locality

Australia: Tasmania.

Authority page

63, 23-24 (footnote)

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681172 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681185 https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/52681186

Authority publication

Paris

Name usages

Lesson (1827:216, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/54207684) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36839)
Owen (1839:7, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/30571246) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39822)
Owen (1841:408, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12866000) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/68792)
Lesson (1842:190) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/36812)
Van der Hoeven (1855:902) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/60549)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
Jackson & Groves (2015:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Thylacinus cynocephalus:

J. B. Fischer, 1829

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

270

Authority publication

Stuttgart

Name usages

Fischer (1829:270) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/59856)
Burmeister (1837:815, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/46858150) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/72421)
Waterhouse (1841:123, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/18064699) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/41191)
Giebel (1855:734, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/45548925) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/38563)
Blyth (1863:180, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/47534861) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/37155)
Murray (1866:362, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/15580358) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/39798)
Sclater (1872:115, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/17037892) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/61617)
Owen (1877:106, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/43607612) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69370)
Thomas (1888:255, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37986649) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/9306)
Ogilby (1892:19, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/938574) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69482)
Tate (1947:119) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/15895)
Corbet & Hill (1980:13) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63069)
Honacki, Kinman & Koeppl (1982:33) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63071)
Corbet & Hill (1991:15) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/63070)
Groves (1993:29) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/69000)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
Jackson & Groves (2015:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)
Mammal Diversity Database (2018:ID #21866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67336)
Mammal Diversity Database (2019:ID #21866) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67337)
Mammal Diversity Database (2024, https://www.mammaldiversity.org/taxon/1000220) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67250)
International Union for the Conservation of Nature (2024, https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/21866/21949291) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67246)

Didelphys cynocephala:

Wagler, 1830

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

24

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965760

Authority publication

Munich

Name usages

Wagler (1830:24, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38965760) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/56273)

Thylacynus Striatus

Burnett, 1830

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

striatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_nudum

Authority page

351

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909461

Authority publication

Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, and Art

Name usages

Burnett (1830:351, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/3909461) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/44017)

Dasyurus Lucocephalus

Grant, 1831

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

lucocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

available

Type kind

holotype

Original type locality

Van Diemen's Land

Type locality

Australia: Tasmania.

Authority page

177

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51532041

Authority publication

Gleanings in Science

Name usages

Grant (1831:177, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/51532041) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/67427)
Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
Jackson & Groves (2015:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Thylacinus striatus

Warlow, 1833

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

striatus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

nomen_novum

Type

untraced (number not known)

Type kind

nonexistent

Original type locality

the highest mountainous parts of Van Diemen's Land

Type locality

Australia: Tasmania.

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37178581

Authority publication

Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal

Name usages

Groves (2005) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/8537)
Jackson & Groves (2015:77) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/34474)

Paracyon cynocephalus:

J. E. Gray, 1843

Family

Thylacinidae

Root name

cynocephalus

Validity status

synonym

Nomenclatural status

name_combination

Authority page

97

Authority page URI

https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729752

Authority publication

British Museum Catalogue

Name usages

Gray (1843:97, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/53729752) (information at https://hesperomys.com/a/35530)

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