The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), now extinct, was one of the largest known carnivorous marsupials. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian Tiger or the Tasmanian Wolf for their canid-like traits and striped lower back. The species was native to Tasmania, New Guinea, and Australia, but the observations made of the animal were made when it was in captivity, and only limited, anecdotal evidence exists of the Thylacine’s behavior in the wild. The Thylacine had a stiff tail, abdominal pouch similar to a kangaroo’s, dark transverse stripes, and round erect ears covered in short fur. It preyed on kanagroos, wallabies and wombats, and birds and other small animals.