last collected in 1937 in western Tasmania; survived four days in Hobart Zoo
50" island forest marsupial carnivore endemic to Tasmania
specimens in London, Hobart, and Brisbane
disappeared after hunting and poisoning by sheep herders
References:
Harper, F. Extinct and Vanishing Mammals of the Old World QL707.H37 1945 p.21
Nilsson, G. The Endangered Species Handbook QL82.N55 1983 ISBN 0-938-424-09-7 p.212
Ziswiler, V. Extinct and Vanishing Animals QL88.Z513 1967 p.112
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