Thylacine

Extinct species of carnivorous marsupial
Taxon extinct_taxon Q123102
Thylacine
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Thylacine

Summary

Thylacine is an extinct taxon[1]. Thylacine worked as a sport cyclist[2]. Thylacine ranks in the top 1% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140,961 views/month).[3]

Key Facts

  • Thylacine worked as a sport cyclist[2].
  • Thylacine's instance of is recorded as extinct taxon[4].
  • Thylacine is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Thylacine's IUCN conservation status is recorded as extinct species[6].
  • Thylacine is classified within Thylacinus[7].
  • Thylacine is endemic to Tasmania[8].
  • Thylacine's location of discovery is recorded as Tasmania[9].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Thylacine is Thylacinus cynocephalus[10].
  • Thylacine's Commons category is recorded as Thylacinus cynocephalus[11].
  • Thylacine began on -2000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[12].
  • Thylacine ended on September 6, 1936[13].
  • Thylacine's significant event is recorded as extinction[14].
  • Thylacine's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Thylacinus cynocephalus[15].
  • Thylacine's Commons gallery is recorded as Thylacinus cynocephalus[16].
  • Thylacine's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[17].
  • Thylacine's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[18].
  • Thylacine's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[19].
  • Thylacine's original combination is recorded as Didelphis cynocephala[20].
  • Thylacine's taxon synonym is recorded as Thylacinus harrisii[21].
  • Thylacine's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'T. cynocephalus'}[22].
  • Thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thylacine'}[23].
  • Thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Тасманийски вълк'}[24].
  • Thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vakovlkovití'}[25].
  • Thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Tasmank pungulv'}[26].
  • Thylacine is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Beutelwolf'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Thylacine is Thylacinus cynocephalus[10]. Thylacine is classified at the rank of species[5]. Thylacine belongs to the parent taxon Thylacinus[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thylacine'}[23], {'lang': 'bg', 'text': 'Тасманийски вълк'}[24], {'lang': 'cs', 'text': 'vakovlkovití'}[25], {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Tasmank pungulv'}[26], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Beutelwolf'}[27], and {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'lobo marsupial'}[28].

Distribution

Thylacine is endemic to Tasmania[8].

Identifiers

Thylacine's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9275[29]. Thylacine's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 126716[30]. Thylacine's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435474[31]. Thylacine's ITIS TSN is recorded as 552591[32].

Why It Matters

Thylacine ranks in the top 1% of extinct_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (140,961 views/month).[3] Thylacine has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] Thylacine is known by 141 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What did Thylacine do for work?

Thylacine worked as sport cyclist[2].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [29] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [32] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [30] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [31] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . Wilson & Reeder's Mammal Species of the World. wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . Wörterbuch der Säugetiernamen - Dictionary of Mammal Names. wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Putnik · 2026-09-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 96
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  2. 27d ago · TerrorBite · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  3. 10w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 11w ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-07-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → sport cyclist
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    Bite force quotient → {'amount': '+166'}
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    Location of discovery → Tasmania
    Described by source → Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
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