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Wombats have few natural predators. The wombat's main predator is the dingo, but introduced species like dogs, cats and foxes can also hunt them for food. Young wombats which are still vulnerable and only just emerging from the pouch may be taken by Birds of Prey such as wedge-tailed eagles.

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Why do dingoes eat Tasmanian Devils?

Dingoes do not eat Tasmanian devils. There are no dingoes on the Australian island of Tasmania, and there are no Tasmanian devils remaining on the Australian mainland. When the two species co-existed on the mainland, scientists do not believe that dingoes took on Tasmanian devils as predator to prey, but that the two species were competitors for food.


Can a Tasmanian devil eat a dingo?

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.


Are the wombats a food source for another animal?

Dingos and Tasmanian devils prey on wombats.


Tasmanian devils are apart of wombats niche?

No, they just take over the left home from wombats


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.


What animals live in the same biome as Tasmanian devils do?

Tasmanian devils live in thick bushland or temperate forests in Tasmania, as long as there is sufficient undergrowth for them to hide. Animals which may share this biome include wombats, quolls, bandicoots, possums, pademelons and bettongs.


Are Tasmanian devils carnivorous?

Yes. Tasmanian Devils are carnivorous, and they are members of the dasyuridae family, meaning the carnivorous marsupials.Tasmanian devils eat a variety of small prey such as snakes, rodents, insects, larvae, birds, fish and mammals such as small wallabies and wombats. Tasmanian devils are also scavengers, meaning they eat carrion (dead animals and road kill).


Why are dingoes becoming extinct?

Dingoes, as a purebred species, are endangered. Much mixing of dingoes and feral dogs has occurred in the years since European settlement. However, the official conservation status of the dingo in Australia is "vulnerable".


Do Tasmanian devils Live in packs?

No. Tasmanian devils tend to be solitary animals.


Do Tasmanian devils live with others or in groups?

Tasmanian devils tend to be solitary animals.


Which animals do you associate with Australia?

Koala bears and kangaroosThere is no such thing as a koala bear.Koalas, kangaroos, Tasmanian devils, sugar gliders, bilbies and wombats are commonly associated with Australia.


Do Tasmanian devils live alone or in groups?

Tasmanian devils tend to be solitary animals. They do not live in groups.