EXTINCT The thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) is an extinct carnivorous marsupial that was native to the Australian mainland and the islands of Tasmania and New Guinea. The last known live animal was captured in 1930 in Tasmania. It is commonly known as the Tasmanian tiger Natural History artwork from the book ' The mammals of Australia ' by John Gould, 1804-1881 Publication date 1863 Publisher  London, Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. by the author Volume 1 (1863)