Tasmanian devil

Sarcophilus harrisii · Dasyuridae

The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It was formerly present across mainland Australia, but became extinct there around 3,500 years ago; it is now confined to the island of Tasmania. The size of a small dog, the Tasmanian devil became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world following the extinction of the thylacine in 1936.

Where the Tasmanian devil lives

Recorded in Ashmore and Cartier Is. (Oceania).

Most records fall in Tasmania.

See the Tasmanian devil’s range on the globe

Conservation status

Endangered (EN). In danger of dying out in the wild. Categories are the IUCN Red List as republished by GBIF.

Sources

The range is a density of 25,516 georeferenced GBIF records, not an expert-drawn map. Description from Wikipedia.