What are the Tasmanian devil's enemies?

Answer 1

The biggest threat to the Tasmanian Devil used to be the Thylacine, or Tasmanian Tiger, and this was only because the two species competed for food. However, since the extinction of the Thylacine, man has become a bigger predator than any other animal - man and his dogs. It is only in more recent years that the Tasmanian Devil has become protected.

The fox has reasonably recently been introduced to Tasmania, and it now poses a threat to the survival of younger Tasmanian devils as well.

Answer 2

The Tasmanian devil has no natural predator. However, introduced foxes and dogs cause a problem for young Tasmanian devils.

Man could be considered an enemy, as he has contributed greatly to the decline in the Tasmanian devil's population. When Tasmanian devils still lived on the mainland, the dingo is thought to have been an enemy.

Answer 3

Tasmanian devils live in the wild only in Tasmania, so if you are not there, there are no devils to concern you. They are carnivorous marsupials and they are nocturnal and crepuscular in their habits, feeding at dawn and dusk. They are not social and do not show or respond to affection, even though it is possible to tame them, if one is a specially trained carer in a zoo. They can emit an amazingly unpleasant odour when threatened. They will usually remain still in the presence of humans, And certainly do not turn and attack. They are endangered, and currently a facial tumor disease is taking its toll on the population.

Answer 4

Tasmanian devils do not fear other animals, but they do have a healthy fear of humans.