The Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacinus cynocephalus, was a striking, dog-sized marsupial with tiger-like stripes down its back and a rigid, kangaroo-like tail. Native to Tasmania, Australia and New ...
The Tasmanian tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was so-called because of its striped lower back. The marsupial once ranged throughout Australia and New Guinea but was driven to extinction as a ...