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- Title
Diet of the Large Indian Civet (Viverra zibetha L., 1758) in west-central Thailand.
- Authors
SIMCHAROEN, SAKSIT; SIMCHAROEN, ACHARA; HASIN, SASITORN; CUTHBERT, FRANCESCA; SMITH, J. L. DAVID
- Abstract
Diet studies of the large indian civet (Viverra zibetha) are limited in Asia. The diet composition of this species is important to study because in many parts of its range the V. zibetha is still common; yet in other areas, it is declining rapidly due to hunting for meat. This study analyzed 124 scats collected at civet latrines in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand, to determine diet composition in a natural landscape where the species is still common. Using a reference collection, preys were identified from 4 phyla and 13 classes representing a remarkable diversity of food items. Vertebrates and invertebrates composed a major portion of this species' diet. This knowledge establishes a strong foundation for future studies on the important role of this species as a bio-indicator of change in forest ecosystems in Asia and its influence on prey population dynamics as well as an agent of seed dispersal.
- Subjects
THAILAND; ASIA; ANIMAL nutrition; WILDLIFE refuges; RAIN forests; SEED dispersal; POPULATION dynamics; BIRD populations; MEAT
- Publication
Malayan Nature Journal, 2020, Vol 72, Issue 3, p287
- ISSN
0025-1291
- Publication type
Article