Tasmanian devil

species of carnivorous marsupial from Australia
Taxon taxon Q134964
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Tasmanian devil

Summary

Tasmanian devil is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.05% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47,936 views/month, #97 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tasmanian devil's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Tasmanian devil is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Tasmanian devil's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Endangered status[5].
  • Tasmanian devil belongs to the parent taxon Sarcophilus[6].
  • Tasmanian devil is endemic to Australia[7].
  • Tasmanian devil's scientific name is Sarcophilus harrisii[8].
  • Tasmanian devil's Commons category is recorded as Sarcophilus harrisii[9].
  • Tasmanian devil's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sarcophilus harrisii[10].
  • Tasmanian devil's Commons gallery is recorded as Sarcophilus harrisii[11].
  • Tasmanian devil's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[12].
  • Tasmanian devil's nickname is recorded as T-devil[13].
  • Tasmanian devil's has characteristic is recorded as biofluorescence[14].
  • Tasmanian devil's has characteristic is recorded as viviparity[15].
  • Tasmanian devil's short name is recorded as S. harrisii[16].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as Diable de Tasmània[17].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as ďábel medvědovitý[18].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as Tasmansk djævel[19].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as Beutelteufel[20].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as Διάβολος της Τασμανίας[21].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as demonio de Tasmania[22].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as شیطان تاسمانی[23].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as Pussiahma[24].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as diable de Tasmanie[25].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as Setan Tasmania[26].
  • Tasmanian devil is commonly known as Tasmaníuskolli[27].

Body

Classification

Tasmanian devil's scientific name is Sarcophilus harrisii[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Sarcophilus[6]. Recorded taxon common name include Diable de Tasmània[17], ďábel medvědovitý[18], Tasmansk djævel[19], Beutelteufel[20], Διάβολος της Τασμανίας[21], and demonio de Tasmania[22].

Distribution

Tasmanian devil is endemic to Australia[7].

Identifiers

Tasmanian devil's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 40232[28]. Tasmanian devil's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 9305[29]. Tasmanian devil's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 311781[30]. Tasmanian devil's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2435451[31]. Tasmanian devil's ITIS TSN is recorded as 709400[32].

Why It Matters

Tasmanian devil ranks in the top 0.05% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (47,936 views/month, #97 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 115 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 22d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → tasmanian-devil
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: tasmanian-devil, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289961470|tasmanian devil (#289961470)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper'"
  2. 28d ago · TerrorBite · 2026-09-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14516 → Q140084496
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Added EPBC conservation status (P14516) using data from https://www.environment.gov.au"
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