What is the diet of the Tasmanian wolf?

The Thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger (Thylacinus cynocephalus), was a carnivorous marsupial, or dasyurid. It fed on native animals such as wallabies, wombats, possums, birds and other prey smaller than itself.

The Thylacine sometimes scavenged for food, and was known to feed on the carcasses of rabbits and wallabies.

Some studies have concluded that the animal may have hunted in small family groups, with the main group herding prey in the general direction of an individual waiting in ambush. However, scientific and fossil evidence indicates the Tasmanian tiger, or Thylacine, was a solitary animal that lived and hunted alone.

The Thylacine became extinct during the 20th century. The last known specimen died in the Hobart Zoo on 7 September 1936. It was hunted to extinction after a bounty was placed on it as a livestock killer.