George Prideaux Robert Harris (1775 - 1810) was a deputy surveyor and naturalist in Tasmania, Australia from 1803. He described many of the marsupials native to the Island, including the Tasmanian Devil and the Thylacine. He also described some plant species. 1775 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1810 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Motto: Ubertas et Fidelitas (Fertility and Faithfulness) Nickname: The Apple Isle Other Australian states and territories Capital Hobart Government Governor Premier Const. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Orders Superorder Ameridelphia Didelphimorphia Paucituberculata Superorder Australidelphia Microbiotheria Dasyuromorphia Peramelemorphia Notoryctemorphia Diprotodontia Marsupials are mammals in which the female typically has a pouch (called the marsupium, from which the name Marsupial derives) in which it rears its young through early infancy. ... Binomial name Sarcophilus laniarius (Owen, 1838) Synonyms The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus laniarius), also referred to simply as the devil, is a carnivorous marsupial now found only in the Australian island state of Tasmania. ... Binomial name Thylacinus cynocephalus (Harris, 1808) Thylacine The Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus), also known as the Tasmanian Tiger, Tassie Tiger or the Tasmanian Wolf, was a large carnivorous marsupial native to Australia. ...