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- Title
Food habits of the pale fox ( Vulpes pallida) in Niger.
- Authors
Burruss, Dylan; Matchano, Alkabouss; Frey, Jennifer K.; Andersen, Mark; Sillero‐Zubiri, Claudio
- Abstract
The pale fox ( Vulpes pallida) is a small, little known African carnivore that is patchily distributed throughout the Sahel. We studied the food habits of pale foxes in the Termit and Tin Toumma National Nature Reserve in south-eastern Niger by examining the frequency of occurrence and proportions of prey remains in scats (n = 398). Arthropods, primarily Coleoptera, Orthoptera and Scorpiones, were present in 91.8% of scats. Mammalian remains, primarily Gerbillus spp., were found in 5.6% of scats. Avian, squamate and plant material were rarely present. There was little evidence of seasonal variation in the frequency of occurrence or proportions of prey in the diet, confirming that pale foxes are primarily insectivorous.
- Subjects
ANIMAL feeding behavior; FOXES; ANIMAL species; NATURE reserves; ARTHROPODA
- Publication
African Journal of Ecology, 2017, Vol 55, Issue 4, p664
- ISSN
0141-6707
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/aje.12404