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No. Although both carnivorous mammals, this is where the similarity between Tasmanian devils and dingoes stops.
Tasmanian devils are marsupials, with a pouch in which they rear their young.
Dingoes are relative "newcomers" to Australia, and placental mammals.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 14y agoThere is evidence that dingoes eat Tasmanian Devils, if presented with the opportunity.
Tasmanian Devils may only be found in Tasmania now, but fossil evidence indicates they were once found throughout the Australian mainland. It is believed that the arrival of the dingo from Asia caused the extinction of both the Tasmanian Devil and the Tasmanian Tiger from the mainland.
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∙ 12y agoTasmanian devils do not eat dingoes for a simple reason.
Tasmanian Devils eat carrion, which means the dead bodies of animals, as well as live prey which is small, such as up to the size of the common wombat. They would not eat live dingoes.
If there were dingoes in Tasmania, which there are not, a Tasmanian devil would most likely eat a dingo's corpse if it came across it.
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∙ 14y agoNo. Dingoes are larger than Tasmanian devils. When the Aborigines brought dingoes to Australia, the presence of this bigger competitor for food led to the wiping out of Tasmanian devils on the Australian mainland. Tasmanian devils still exist in Tasmania because the dingo never made it there.
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∙ 11y agoFoxes can be predators of young Tasmanian devils. They are no match for an adult Tasmanian devil.
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Is a Tasmanian devil a kiwi a dingo or an echidna?
A Tasmanian devil is a Tasmanian devil, and a marsupial. It is not a kiwi (bird), a dingo (placental mammal) or an echidna (monotreme).
Would a dingo eat a Tasmanian devil?
If there was the opportunity, a dingo might eat a Tasmanian devil. However, there are several reasons why it would be extremely unlikely:There are no dingoes in Tasmania, which is the only Australian state where Tasmanian devils are still found in the wild.Tasmanian devils are capable of defending themselves effectively with their sharp teeth and strong jaws.
Can a Tasmanian devil kill a dingo dog?
It is unlikely, but not impossible. Dingoes are larger and therefore stronger; however, a Tasmanian devil has stronger jaws, and could deliver a fatal bite if it could reach a dingo's jugular.
Does a Tasmanian devil eat another Tasmanian devil?
Tasmanian devils do not eat other live Tasmanian devils. They will, however, readily feed on the carcass of another Tasmanian devil that has died.
Why isn't the Tasmanian devil found on mainland Australia?
The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), a carnivorous marsupial native to Tasmania, was once widespread on the Australian mainland. It is thought that the arrival of the Dingo and possibly climate change at the end of the last ice age, may have contributed to its extinction on the mainland. The dingo proved to be a bigger, stronger competitor, and there is strong evidence that its presence wiped out the Tasmanian devil's relative, the Thylacine (or Tasmanian tiger) from the mainland so there is every chance it had the same effect on the Tasmanian devil. As for climate change - it possibly reduced the food sources for the Tasmanian devil. There remains more bushy undergrowth, and thick rainforest for the Tasmanian devil's food to hide in on the island of Tasmania.
Where does a Tasmanian devil come from?
The Tasmanian Devil is native to Australia's island state of Tasmania. Fossil evidence indicates it was once found on the Australian mainland, but when the Dingo was introduced by the Aborigines, this is believed to have caused the Tasmanian Devil to become extinct on the mainland.
What Tasmanian devil mammals and possums eat?
Tasmanian devils eat possums
How has the dingo affected the wildlife population of Australia?
The dingo is believed to have been a major cause of the extinction of both the Tasmanian devil and the Thylacine from the Australian mainland.
Why did the Tasmanian devil move to Tasmania?
It is not that the Tasmanian devil "moved" to Tasmania: rather, it is that Tasmania has become the only place in which the Tasmanian devil could survive. It was always in Tasmania, and fossil evidence indicates that the Tasmanian devil in Tasmania is larger than its mainland counterpart was. It was once widespread on the Australian mainland, but the arrival of the dingo and possibly climate change at the end of the last ice age, may have contributed to its extinction on the mainland. Both apex predators, the mainland Tasmanian devil was probably less equipped to compete with the dingo, which never made it to Tasmania.
When was the Tasmanian Devil brought to Australia?
The Tasmanian Devil was not "brought to" Australia. It was in Australia long before people, both European and indigenous.It gained its name Tasmanian devil because, although it was found all over the mainland prior to the arrival of the dingo, it is now only found in Tasmania.
What is the predators of the cockatoos?
powerful, rufous owl, wedge tailed eagle, tasmanian devil, dingo, foxes and python will kill and eat cockatoos
What animals are raised in Australia?
Kangaroos, Koala Bears, wallaby,wombat, quokka, bandicoot, dingo, and a Tasmanian devil
