Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii), Tasmania, Australia. From Wordnik.com. [Tasmanian Central Highland forests] Reference
Four of these are endemic to Tasmania including Tasmanian devil Sarcophilus harrisii, the world's largest extant carnivorous marsupial. From Wordnik.com. [Tasmanian Wilderness, Australia] Reference
The Tasmanian Devil Sarcophilus laniarius is a carnivorous marsupial found exclusively on the island of Tasmania, and is the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2005-06-19] Reference
Note added 2 February: Speaking of the devil, today's Nature reports that progress is being made to control a deadly facial cancer that has been decimating Tasmanian devils Sarcophilus harrisii. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-02-01] Reference
Both the thylacine and the Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii) were once widespread on mainland Australia, but were eliminated before the arrival of Europeans, presumably through competition with the dingo (Canis lupus dingo), which has never been introduced to Tasmania. From Wordnik.com. [Tasmanian temperate forests] Reference
(Sarcophilus harrissi) to extinction within decades. From Wordnik.com. [American Scientist Online] Reference
Its Latin name is Sarcophilus harrisii, or "Harris 'meat lover," after the scientist who first studied devils. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front] Reference
Mammals found in the rainforest include the dusky antechinus (Antechinus swainsonii) and the spotted-tail quoll (Dasyurus maculatus), as well as several Tasmanian endemics, including the Tasmanian long-tailed mouse (Pseudomys higginsi), Tasmanian pademelon (Thylogale billardierii), and Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii). From Wordnik.com. [Tasmanian temperate rain forests] Reference
Nearly 70 percent of the world's Tasmanian devils (Sarcophilus harrisii. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
Sarcophilus harrisii), which many fear may soon drive that species into extinction. From Wordnik.com. [Scientific American] Reference
Sarcophilus harrisii) whose remaining numbers are currently being ravaged by a transmissible facial cancer. From Wordnik.com. [BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition] Reference
Sarcophilus laniarius) are far more adorable looking than the Looney Tunes character Taz, as proven by the pictures of Tasmanian Devils above. From Wordnik.com. [TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends] Reference
Sarcophilus ursinus F. Cuv. From Wordnik.com. [Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2] Reference
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