Animal: Tasmanian Devils
Overshadowed by: Kangaroos (because they both live in Australia).
Endangered status: Endangered
Classification: Mammal/marsupial
Size: 20 to 31 inches tall and 9 to 26 lbs
Diet: Any thing they can find but mostly small animals.
Habitat: Forests in Tasmania (a large island in Australia) mostly by rivers.
Closest relative: Quolls
Scientific name: Sarcophilus harrisii
Predators: large quolls and large birds of prey.
AKA: T-devil
Facts: T-devils ears will turn red when excited or threatened, they see moving objects better than still ones, T-devils used to range all throughout Australia, until settlers brought dingoes.
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