Tasmanian Devil

The Tasmanian devil liveson the Island of tasmania in Australia, in forests and rainforests. It has adapted to its environment with its Blackfur, since its nocturnal, it helps it go undetected when it’s hunting andhiding from predators. It’s good sense of smell helps it find food in the dark.The Tasmanian devil eats all kinds of meat it can find, so it is a carnivore.It scavenges and hunts to find food. This animal is mostly nocturnal, so mostof its activity happens during the day. They used to live on mainland Australia,but its habitat and population has been reduced to around 20,000. A disease called devil facial tumordisease, causes tumors to grow on their face which makes it hard to eat, theyeventually starve. It gets hit by cars, its habitat gets destroyed, anddomesticated animals threaten them. The Tasmanian devils predators include Dogsand foxes. Their good sense of smell can also be used to protect itself fromencountering predators. They live in Solitary. The tasmanian devil is relatedto the quoll and native cats. They are both around 2 feet long, but the male isslightly larger. Its lifespan is around 6 years, and They can start mating at 2years of age. The Tasmanian devil's scientific name is Sarcophilus harrisii.