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A Tasmanian Devil shares the following characteristics with all mammals: * warm blooded * breathe with lungs * skin, fur or hair * bears live young which feed from mothers' milk * are vertebrates
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∙ 11y agoThe Tasmanian devil is a mammal, and a marsupial. Within the marsupials, it is classified as a dasyurid, which means that it is one of the carnivorous marsupials. This is a smaller group, made up of animals such as the quoll, phascogale, planigale, dunnart and the now-extinct Thylacine, to name a few.
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What vertebrate group does the Tasmanian devil belong to?
Kingdom: AnimaliaPhylum: ChordataClass: MammaliaInfraclass: MarsupialiaOrder: DasyuromorphiaFamily: DasyuridaeSubfamily: DasyurinaeTribe: DasyuriniGenus: SarcophilusSpecies: S. harrisii
What other species are in the scientific classification of a Tasmanian devil?
Tasmanian devils are mammals and marsupials: there are too many species of these to list.However, the Tasmanian devil is one of a smaller class of marsupials which are carnivorous. This group is known as the Dasyurids, as they belong to the Family dasyuridae. There are around 55 species in this family. Other dasyurids include:quollantechinusdunnartphascogaleplanigaleThylacine (now extinct)
What is a group of Devil called?
There is no specific collective term for a group of Tasmanian devils. Tasmanian devils are solitary animals. At most, an area where numerous Tasmanian devils live is called a colony.
Is the Tasmanian devil a autotroph or heterotroph?
The Tasmanian Devil is a carnivore. It is a dasyurid, or carnivorous marsupial.
What category is the Tasmanian Devil in?
It is an Australian marsupial, of the group of carnivorous marsupials knowns as dasyurids. Tasmanian Devils were listed as "endangered" in May 2008.
What are some good ''did you know'' questions about Tasmanian devils?
Did you know:Tasmanian devils belong to a group of marsupials known as "dasyurids", which are the carnivorous marsupials?Tasmanian devils are not only hunters, but also scavengers, and carrion-feeders?Tasmanian devils are subject to a disease known as Devil facial tumour Disease, or DFTD, which causes cancerous lesions over their face?Tasmanian devils gained their name of "devil" from the unearthly shrieking sounds they make as they fight over their food at night?Tasmanian devils can emit a pungent odor as a defence mechanism when threatened?
What are the 6 species of quolls that are related to the Tasmanian devil?
Firstly, all species of quoll are distantly related to the Tasmanian devil. These animals belong to the group known as dasyurids, or carnivorous marsupials.There is a total of four quoll species in Australia. They are the northern, spotted-tailed (also known as tiger quoll), eastern and western quolls.There are also two species of quoll in New Guinea: the New Guinean quoll and the bronze quoll.
what group of vertebrate does the thorny devil belong?
Thorny devils are reptiles - specifically lizards.
Are Tasmanian Devils predators or prey?
The Tasmanian Devil is the largest carnivorous marsupial in Tasmania. Being at the top of the food chain, the Tasmanian devil has no native predators. Birds of prey are some danger to young Tasmanian Devils, but given that these creatures spend most of their time in dense bushland, there is little opportunity for hawks or kites to carry off young Tasmanian devils.Introduced foxes (an unfortunate recent addition to Tasmania) and feral dogs may have a go at younger Devils, but are not considered a major threat.Man poses the biggest danger to the Tasmanian Devil, through habitat loss and clearing of forests, and through roadkill. Other than a program of eradication which was put to a stop in 1941, humans could not be said to be Tasmanian Devil predators.
What are male Tasmanian devils called?
A baby Tasmanian devil is called a joey. Tasmanian devils are marsupials, and "joey" is the name given to the young of all marsupials.
What group of mammals do animals with pouches belong?
Animals with pouches are the marsupials and includes kangaroos, opossums, koalas, wombats, wallabies, Tasmanian devils, etc.
Do Tasmanian devils eat platypuses?
The Tasmanian Devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial mammal that is native to Tasmania. It is a member of the group of animals known as Dasyurids, which simply means the carnivorous marsupials.
