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The closest relative to the Tasmanian devil is the quoll, another native Australian carnivorous marsupial, or dasyurid.
As dasyurids, Tasmanian devils are related to other small dasyurids such as kowaris, antechinus, phascogales, planigales. They are only distantly related to the now extinct Tasmanian tigers, or Thylacines.
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Are cats related to Tasmanian devils?
No. Cats are not related to tasmanian devils. Cats are placental mammals and Tasmanian devils are marsupials. There are no true native cats in Australia.
Do Tasmanian devils eat people?
No. People do not eat Tasmanian devils.
What family do Tasmanian devils belong to such as cats and dogs?
Tasmanian devils belong to the family Dasyuridae. The Dasyurids are carnivorous marsupials.
Are skunks and Tasmanian devils related?
No. Skunks are placental mammals of the family Mephitidae. Tasmanian devils are marsupials of the family Dasyuridae.
You wonder are Tasmanian devils and Tasmanian tigers related?
The only way in which Tasmanian devils and Tasmanian tigers are related is that they are both marsupials. The Tasmanian devil is more closely related to the quoll than it is to the (now extinct) Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine. It is also more closely related to some small marsupials than it is to the Thylacine.
Are honey badgers and Tasmanian devils related?
No. They are completely different types of mammals. Honey badges are placental mammals, while Tasmanian devils are marsupials.
Are Tasmanian devils placental?
No. Tasmanian devils are marsupials.
Do Tasmanian devils Live in packs?
No. Tasmanian devils tend to be solitary animals.
Do Tasmanian devils breed?
Of course Tasmanian devils breed. If they didn't, there would be no Tasmanian devils left today. Tasmanian devils are mammals, which are vertebrates. All vertebrates breed.
Why do Tasmanian devils attack humans?
Tasmanian devils do not attack humans.
Are Tasmanian devils amphibians or marsupials?
Tasmanian devils are marsupials of Australia.
Can Tasmanian devils get sick?
Tasmanian devils can certainly get sick. Tasmanian Devils are threatened by a fatal form of cancer called Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) which is transmitted between Tasmanian devils by biting.
