thylacine

Summary

thylacine is an extinct taxon^[1]. thylacine ranks in the top 1% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,206 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• thylacine's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon^[3].
• thylacine is classified at the rank of species^[4].
• thylacine's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species^[5].
• thylacine belongs to the parent taxon Thylacinus^[6].
• thylacine is endemic to Tasmania^[7].
• thylacine's location of discovery is recorded as Tasmania^[8].
• thylacine's scientific name is Thylacinus cynocephalus^[9].
• thylacine's Commons category is recorded as Thylacinus cynocephalus^[10].
• thylacine began on -2000000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• thylacine ended on September 6, 1936^[12].
• thylacine's significant event is recorded as extinction^[13].
• thylacine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thylacinus cynocephalus^[14].
• thylacine's Commons gallery is recorded as Thylacinus cynocephalus^[15].
• thylacine's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[16].
• thylacine's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[17].
• thylacine's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• thylacine's original combination is recorded as Didelphis cynocephala^[19].
• thylacine's taxon synonym is recorded as Thylacinus harrisii^[20].
• thylacine's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. cynocephalus'}^[21].
• thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thylacine'}^[22].
• thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Тасманийски вълк'}^[23].
• thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vakovlkovití'}^[24].
• thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Tasmank pungulv'}^[25].
• thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Beutelwolf'}^[26].
• thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'lobo marsupial'}^[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, thylacine is Thylacinus cynocephalus^[9]. thylacine is classified at the rank of species^[4]. thylacine is classified within Thylacinus^[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thylacine'}^[22], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Тасманийски вълк'}^[23], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vakovlkovití'}^[24], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Tasmank pungulv'}^[25], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Beutelwolf'}^[26], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'lobo marsupial'}^[27].

Distribution

thylacine is endemic to Tasmania^[7].

Identifiers

thylacine's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9275^[28]. thylacine's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 126716^[29]. thylacine's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435474^[30]. thylacine's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552591^[31].

Why It Matters

thylacine ranks in the top 1% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,206 views/month).^[2] thylacine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] thylacine is known by 119 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]