Do Tasmanian devils eat platypuses

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

Yes. Tasmanian devils feed on a variety of vertebrates such as birds, lizards and small mammals up to the size of a wallaby. Kookaburras were introduced to Tasmania, so originally, Tasmanian devils living in the wild in Tasmania would not have eaten kookaburras.

Going back further in time, Tasmanian devils used to be found on the Australian mainland, long before European settlement, and no doubt these animals would have eaten kookaburras if they lived in the eastern and northern parts of the country, where kookaburras are found naturally.

Answer 3

Yes. Tasmanian devils are dasyurids, meaning they belong to the carnivorous marsupial family known as Dasyuridae. Other carnivorous marsupials in this family include quolls, kowari, mulgara, kaluta, dibblers, false antechinuses, antechinuses, phascogales, dunnarts, kultarr, planigales and ningauis.

Answer 4

No.

Apart from the fact that wallaroos are not found in Tasmania (the habitat of the Tasmanian devi), wallaroos are too large for Tasmanian devils to hunt.

If a Tasmanian devil found a dead wallaroo, it would certainly eat it.

Answer 5

Yes. While fixes are responsible for eating Tasmanian devil joeys, adult Tasmanian devils will themselves attack and eat foxes. The presence of Tasmanian devils in Tasmania is one reason why fox numbers have not proliferated ... yet.

Answer 6

No. Tasmanian devils feed on prey smaller than themselves, or on carrion. the only time a Tasmanian devil will eat one of its own kind is if it's already dead.

Answer 7

Yes. Tasmanian devils are known to eat other mammals up to the size of a small wallaby. Whether they would be able to catch such an elusive creature as a platypus is another matter.