What are the enemies of the Tasmanian devil?

Tasmanian devils have only a few remaining natural predators. The main threats to these animals come from diseases, introduced species and ongoing human activities. The biggest and most obvious hunter of Tasmanian devils, the Tasmanian tiger, became extinct many years ago. read more

Tasmanian Devils are the largest carnivorous marsupial. They have a body length between 52 and 80 cms (20.5 - 32 inches), a tail length between 23 and 30 cms (9 - 12 inches) and they weigh between 4 and 12 kgs (8.75 - 26 lbs). read more

Like similar carrion feeders in other environments, Tasmanian Devils have few enemies aside from man and disease. The latter is now the Devil’s greatest enemy as they are being ravaged by a highly infection and unusual cancer called Tasmanian Devil Facial Tumour. It is spread from bites which the animals inflict on each other at a carcass. read more