Tasmanian Tiger looked like a dog with some tiger stripes but was neither a dog nor a tiger. The last known Tasmanian tiger died on September 7, 1936, and since 1996 the date has been known as National Threatened Species Day in Australia.
Scientific Classification
KINGDOM
Animalia
PHYLUM
Chordata
CLASS
Mammalia
ORDER
Dasyuromorphia
FAMILY
Thylacinidae
GENUS
Thylacinus
Location
Australia (Tasmania)
Mammal
Carnivore
Habitat
Grasslands and forests, rainforests
Food
Birds, kangaroos, wombats, emus, possums, wallabies. echidnas, bettongs, bandicoots, potoroos and small livestock