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It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger (because of its striped lower back) or the Tasmanian wolf (because of its canid-like characteristics). The last known live animal was captured in 1930 in Tasmania. It was the largest known carnivorous marsupial in the world prior to its extinction, evolving about 2 million years ago. The thylacine ( / ˈ θ aɪ l ə s iː n/ THY-lə-seen, or / ˈ θ aɪ l ə s aɪ n/ THY-lə-syne, also / ˈ θ aɪ l ə s ɪ n/) ( Thylacinus cynocephalus) is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea.