Thylacinus cynocephalus

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carnivorous marsupial extinct animal marsupial species

Thylacinus cynocephalus, commonly known as the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, was a large carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, mainland Australia, and New Guinea that is believed to have gone extinct in the 20th century.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
thylacine	6
Tasmanian tiger	5
Thylacinus cynocephalus canonical	4
Tasmanian wolf	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7260760 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Thylacinus cynocephalus
Context triple: [Dasyuromorphia, notableSpecies, Thylacinus cynocephalus]

A. Thylacinidae
Thylacinidae is an extinct family of carnivorous marsupials best known for the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, once native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.
B. Dasyurus
Dasyurus is a genus of carnivorous marsupials known as quolls, native to Australia and New Guinea.
C. Tasmanian devil
The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, known for its powerful jaws, loud screeches, and status as the world’s largest surviving marsupial carnivore.
D. Macropus
Macropus is a genus of large marsupials that includes many of the best-known kangaroo and wallaby species native to Australia.
E. Thylacomyidae
Thylacomyidae is a family of small, nocturnal marsupials known as bilbies, native to arid and semi-arid regions of Australia.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Thylacinus cynocephalus
Target entity description: Thylacinus cynocephalus, commonly known as the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, was a large carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, mainland Australia, and New Guinea that is believed to have gone extinct in the 20th century.

A. Thylacinidae
Thylacinidae is an extinct family of carnivorous marsupials best known for the thylacine or Tasmanian tiger, once native to Australia, Tasmania, and New Guinea.
B. Dasyurus
Dasyurus is a genus of carnivorous marsupials known as quolls, native to Australia and New Guinea.
C. Tasmanian devil
The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, known for its powerful jaws, loud screeches, and status as the world’s largest surviving marsupial carnivore.
D. Macropus
Macropus is a genus of large marsupials that includes many of the best-known kangaroo and wallaby species native to Australia.
E. Thylacomyidae
Thylacomyidae is a family of small, nocturnal marsupials known as bilbies, native to arid and semi-arid regions of Australia.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (58)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	carnivorous marsupial ⓘ extinct animal ⓘ marsupial ⓘ species ⓘ
activityPattern	crepuscular ⓘ nocturnal ⓘ
averageHeadBodyLength	about 100 to 130 cm ⓘ
averageWeight	about 15 to 30 kg ⓘ
binomialName	Thylacinus cynocephalus ⓘ
bodyShape	dog-like ⓘ
causeOfDecline	competition with introduced dogs ⓘ disease (suspected) ⓘ habitat loss ⓘ intensive hunting and bounties ⓘ
class	Mammalia ⓘ
coatColor	sandy brown to yellowish-brown ⓘ
commonName	Tasmanian tiger ⓘ linked to: Thylacinus cynocephalus Tasmanian wolf ⓘ linked to: Thylacinus cynocephalus thylacine ⓘ linked to: Thylacinus cynocephalus
conservationStatus	Extinct ⓘ
culturalSignificance	iconic species of Tasmania ⓘ
depictedOn	Australian postage stamps ⓘ Tasmanian coat of arms ⓘ linked to: Coat of Arms of Tasmania
describedYear	1824 ⓘ
diet	carnivorous ⓘ
distinctiveFeature	dark transverse stripes on lower back and tail ⓘ stiff tail ⓘ
extinctionCentury	20th century ⓘ
family	Thylacinidae ⓘ
genus	Thylacinus ⓘ
gestationType	short gestation followed by pouch development ⓘ
historicalRange	New Guinea ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ continental Australia ⓘ
huntingStrategy	ambush predator ⓘ
IUCNStatus	EX ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lastCaptiveIndividualDiedYear	1936 ⓘ
lastCaptiveIndividualLocation	Hobart Zoo ⓘ
lastKnownWildSightingYear	1930 ⓘ
litterSize	up to 4 young ⓘ
nativeTo	New Guinea ⓘ Tasmania ⓘ mainland Australia ⓘ
order	Dasyuromorphia ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
pouchLocation	abdominal ⓘ
pouchOrientation	opens to the rear ⓘ
primaryPrey	birds ⓘ reptiles ⓘ small mammals ⓘ wallabies ⓘ
reproduction	marsupial with pouch ⓘ
scientificNameAuthorship	described by Temminck ⓘ
socialStructure	primarily solitary ⓘ
tailLength	about 50 to 65 cm ⓘ
taxonRank	species ⓘ
trophicLevel	apex predator ⓘ

How these facts were elicited