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The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) was the largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times. The Thylacine (also known as the Tasmanian Tiger) became extinct on the Australian mainland thousands of years before European settlement of the continent, but survived on the island of Tasmania along with a number of other endemic species, including the Tasmanian Devil. Intensive hunting encouraged by bounties is generally blamed for its extinction, but other contributory factors may have been disease, the introduction of dogs, and human encroachment into its habitat. Despite being officially classified as extinct, sightings are still reported.
