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| |  | | Carnivorous Marsupials and BandicootsPart of the Polyprotodonta order which includes the Dasyuridae (carnivorous marsupial), Thylacinidae (thylacine) and Peramelidae (bandicoot) families. |
 | Tasmania's Carnivorous Marsupials There are over 40 species of carnivorous marsupials - six are found in Tasmania. |
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| Tasmanian Devil Its spine-chilling screeches, black colour, and reputed bad-temper, led the early European settlers to call it The Devil. |
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| Bandicoots There are nine species of bandicoot in Australia, two of which are now extinct. Many of the others have disappeared from their former range. |
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| Tasmanian Tiger The thylacine, or Tasmanian tiger, is one of the most fabled animals in the world. Yet, despite its fame, it is one of the least understood of Tasmani... |
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| Spotted-tail Quoll Spotted-tailed quolls vary from reddish brown to dark chocolate brown with white spots on the body and tail. |
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| Eastern Quoll The eastern quoll (or native cat) is either ginger-brown or black with white spots on the body but not the tail. |
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| Dusky Antechinus The dusky antechinus is a typically-sized carnivorous marsupial and is dark grey to black in colour. |
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| Swamp Antechinus The swamp antechinus is a similar weight to its relative, the dusky antechinus, but is distinguished by its slightly shorter snout. |
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| White-footed Dunnart This small (20-30 grams) carnivorous marsupial is one of a dozen or so described species of dunnart occuring in Australia. |
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| Living with Tasmanian Devils and Quolls Our unique native marsupial carnivores occasionally come into conflict with landowners. Discover the solutions to these problems. |
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