Stats

Lifespan

5-8 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Carnivore

Activity

Nocturnal

Social

Solitary

Biome

Temperate forest

Range

Tasmania

Movement

Walking

Breeding

Live Birth

Defense

Burrowing

Status

Endangered

About

A stocky, black-furred marsupial endemic to Tasmania, famous for its bone-crushing bite and ear-splitting nighttime screeches. Pound-for-pound it has one of the strongest bites of any living mammal, capable of chewing through bone.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   newborn

   A live-born newborn nurses on its mother's milk and depends on her for warmth and protection.
2. 2.
   juvenile

   A weaned juvenile begins eating solid food and learning from its parents or group.
3. 3.
   adult

   Fully grown at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Mammalia

Order

Dasyuromorphia

Family

Dasyuridae

Genus

Sarcophilus

Species

Sarcophilus harrisii