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Zoology of the ZooPl. CVI

Tasmanian devil

Sarcophilus harrisii
Mammalia · Dasyuromorphia · Dasyuridae
Fig. 1. Tasmanian devil
Fig. 2. Range
North AmericaSouth AmericaEuropeAfricaAsiaAustraliaAntarcticarange, sketched
Length or heightAbout 57-65 cm
WeightAbout 6-12 kg
FoodCarnivore and scavenger
LifespanAbout 5-6 years
SocietySolitary
Habitatforest
RangeAustralia
Wild or tameWild

A contagious facial cancer has cut numbers sharply since the 1990s.

Modern data

Status today

ENEndangered status to verify
ConservationEndangered.
Keeper's noteDaily checks of appetite, movement and behavior; enrichment that changes from day to day.
Kingdom · phylumAnimalia · Chordata
GenusSarcophilus

Check the record: IUCN Red List · GBIF · ITIS

See it elsewhere in the museum

For classes

Lessons: The Mammal Hall: Where the rule breaksPreviewThe Mammal Hall: State the rulePreview

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Same order: Dasyuromorphia

Thylacine

Thylacinus cynocephalus
EXExtinct