Tasmanian devil: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Tasmanian devil lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Sarcophilus harrisii
Group	Marsupials
Status	Endangered (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Class	Mammal
Order	Dasyuromorphia
Family	Dasyuridae

Where does the Tasmanian devil live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Tasmanian devil in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the Tasmanian devil endangered?

The Tasmanian devil’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Endangered” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Tasmanian devil?

The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a mammal in the order Dasyuromorphia and the family Dasyuridae, genus Sarcophilus. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Tasmanian devil

The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii; palawa kani: purinina) 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. It is related to quolls, and distantly related to the thylacine. It is characterised by its stocky and muscular build, black fur, pungent odour, extremely loud screech, keen sense of smell, and ferocity when feeding. The Tasmanian devil's large head and neck allow it to generate among the strongest bites per unit body mass of any extant predatory land mammal. It hunts prey and scavenges on carrion.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Tasmanian devil (revision 1380496586), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q134964 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).