---
title: "Diabeł tasmański"
description: "Sarcophilus harrisii — Ssaki. The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii; palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pl/animal/tasmanian-devil
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Diabeł tasmański

> Sarcophilus harrisii — Ssaki. The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii; palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae.

- Scientific name: *Sarcophilus harrisii*
- Category: `mammals` (Ssaki)
- Habitats: `forest` (Las)
- iNaturalist observations: 2072
- Wikidata: [Q134964](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134964)
- iNaturalist taxon: [40232](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/40232)

## Names

- en: Tasmanian Devil
- de: Beutelteufel
- es: Demonio de Tasmania
- fr: Diable de Tasmanie
- nl: Tasmaanse duivel
- pt: Diabo-da-tasmânia
- pl: Diabeł tasmański

## Countries with the most observations

AU (1317)

## Summary

The Tasmanian devil (Sarcophilus harrisii; palawa kani: purinina) is a carnivorous marsupial of the family Dasyuridae. It was formerly present across mainland Australia, but became extinct there around 3,500 years ago; it is now confined to the island of Tasmania. The size of a small dog, the Tasmanian devil became the largest carnivorous marsupial in the world following the extinction of the thylacine in 1936. It is related to quolls, and distantly related to the thylacine. It is characterised by its stocky and muscular build, black fur, pungent odour, extremely loud screech, keen sense of smell, and ferocity when…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tasmanian_devil

## Photo

![Diabeł tasmański](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/tasmanian-devil/medium.jpg)

Photo: jstarspots · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/323162273

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/tasmanian-devil?lang=pl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).