- Where to see one
- 4 U.S. zoos in our directory hold tasmanian devil, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the tasmanian devil
The Tasmanian devil is a carnivorous marsupial, now confined to the island of Tasmania after dying out on mainland Australia about 3,500 years ago. About the size of a small dog, it is stocky and muscular with black fur, a pungent odour and an extremely loud screech. It hunts prey and scavenges carrion, and its large head and neck give it among the strongest bites per unit body mass of any living predatory land mammal. Despite its rotund look it is fast and can climb trees and swim rivers. After a three-week gestation, females give birth to 20 to 30 young, but the pouch has only four nipples.
Tasmanian Devil facts
- Newborns weigh about 0.20 g, and few survive the competition for the four nipples.
- It became the world's largest carnivorous marsupial after the thylacine went extinct in 1936.
- Unlike most other dasyurids, it thermoregulates well and can be active in the middle of the day.
- Devil facial tumour disease has drastically reduced the population since the late 1990s.
Where to see tasmanian devil in the U.S.
4 zoos across 3 states
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Indiana· 1
Ohio· 1
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