Tasmanian devil
Sarcophilus harrisii
EndangeredPhoto: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0
Mammalcarnivore
The Tasmanian devil is a feisty black-furred marsupial found only in Tasmania. About the size of a small dog, it’s the largest living meat-eating marsupial today. Known for its powerful jaws and spine-chilling screeches, it hunts prey and scavenges with impressive ferocity.
- Has the strongest bite for its size among land predators.
- Emits loud, unsettling screeches when feeding or threatened.
- Once lived across Australia but now survives only in Tasmania.
ForestAustralia
Read more on WikipediaAt a glance
- Classification
- Mammal
- Scientific name
- Sarcophilus harrisii
- Habitat
- Forest
- Regions in this directory
- Australia
- Diet
- carnivore
- Relative size
- small
- IUCN Red List
- Endangered (EN)
