the tasmanian tiger was the largest dasyuromorphia and the last living specimen of the family thylacinidae. the last known specimen died in captivity in 1936.p77 the world's largest surviving carnivorous marsupial is the tasmanian devil; it is the size of a small dog and can hunt, although it is mainly a scavenger.p46 it became extinct on the mainland some 600 years ago, and is now found only in tasmania.p69