Tasmainien deil
Appearance
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| Tasmanie deil | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kinrick: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Cless: | Mammalia |
| Infracless: | Marsupialia |
| Order: | Dasyuromorphia |
| Faimily: | Dasyuridae |
| Genus: | Sarcophilus |
| Species: | S. harrisii |
| Binomial name | |
| Sarcophilus harrisii (Boitard, 1841) | |
| Scowth o the Tasmainien deil (grey) | |
The Tasmainien deil (Sarcophilus harrisii) is a carnivorous marsupial. It is the maist muckle livin carnivorous marsupial in the warld. The Tasmainien deil wis foond in mainland Austrailie til 3000 year syne; it bides anely in Tasmainie nou.
The Tasmainien deil is aboot the size o a middlin dug (~12 kg).
The Tasmainien deil hunts ither marsupials (the likes o smaw kangaroos, wallabies an wombats), sheep, kinnens an birds. It eats fish, reptiles, insects an sindry plants as weel. The muckle feck o the Tasmainien deil's fuid is deid craiturs.
References
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[eedit | edit soorce]- ↑ Hawkins, C.E.; McCallum, H.; Mooney, N.; Jones, M.; Holdsworth, M. (2008). "Sarcophilus harrisii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2008: e.T40540A10331066. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2008.RLTS.T40540A10331066.en. Retrieved 27 August 2016.CS1 maint: uises authors parameter (link) Listed as Endangered (EN A2be+3e v3.1)
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