Title
The carnivore community in a dry tropical forest mosaic in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand
Author(s)
Rabinowitz A.R., Walker S.R.
Published
1991
Publisher
Journal of Tropical Ecology
Abstract
Some 21 carnivore species of 5 families fed on at least 34 mammal species, as well as birds, lizards, snakes, crabs, fish, insects, and fruits; 44% of the prey identified in faeces of larger carnivores, primarily leopards, consisted of barking deer Muntiacus muntjak. Sambar deer, macaques, wild boar, porcupine, and hog badger were important secondary prey items. In faeces from small carnivores (<10 kg), murid rodents accounted for 33% of identified food items. The two most frequently encountered mammalian prey species were yellow rajah rat Maxomys surifer, and bay bamboo rat Cannomys badius. Non-mammal prey accounted for 21.3%, and fruit seeds for 12.4%, of all food items found in small carnivore faeces. -from Authors
Keywords
barking deer; bay bamboo rat; carnivore community; deer; dry tropical forest; hog badger; leopard; macaque; porcupine; sambar; wild boar; yellow rajah rat; Thailand, Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary; Cannomys badius; Cervus unicolor; Hystrix indica; Macaca; Maxomys surifer; Muntiacus muntjak; Muridae; Panthera pardus; Sus scrofa
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