Dibbler vs Tasmanian devil
The tasmanian devil is heavier: 10 kg against 68.8 g for the dibbler, about 145 times the weight.
Photo: John Gould / Henry Constantine Richter · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Photo: JJ Harrison ( https://www.jjharrison.com.au/ ) · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
What is the difference between a dibbler and a tasmanian devil?
Each point below is worked out from a pair of recorded values.
- The tasmanian devil is heavier: 10 kg against 68.8 g for the dibbler, about 145 times the weight.
- The tasmanian devil is longer-lived: 8.1 years against 3 years for the dibbler, about 2.7 times the lifespan.
- They share the family Dasyuridae but sit in different genera: Dibbler in Parantechinus, Tasmanian devil in Sarcophilus.
- Both are listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List.
- They are on record for 1 of the same countries (the dibbler for 1 in total, the tasmanian devil for 1). Country data is incomplete and can include zoos, so this does not show whether they meet in the wild.
Side by side
| Dibbler | Tasmanian devil | |
|---|---|---|
| Scientific name | Parantechinus apicalis | Sarcophilus harrisii |
| Family | Dasyuridae | Dasyuridae |
| Order | Dasyuromorphia | Dasyuromorphia |
| Weight | 57.5 g – 70.7 g | 6.5 kg – 10 kg |
| Length | 24.5 cm – 26 cm | Not recorded |
| Lifespan | 3 years | 8.1 years |
| Main food | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Habitat | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| Conservation status | Endangered | Endangered |
| Countries recorded | 1 | 1 |
A scale drawing needs a recorded length for both animals; only weights are on record for this pair.
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