Abstract

BELTRAN-ORTIZ, Erika P; CADENA-ORTIZ, Héctor  and  BRITO, Jorge. Dieta del zorro de páramo Lycalopex culpaeus (Molina 1782) en un bosque seco interandino del norte de Ecuador . Mastozool. neotrop. [online]. 2017, vol.24, n.2, pp.437-441. ISSN 0327-9383.

We describe the diet of the Andean fox (Lycalopex culpaeus) based on the analysis of 36 feces collected in the dry forest on San Antonio, Pichincha province, Ecuador. We found 94 prey items that were grouped into five categories: arthropods, mammals, birds, vegetables and miscellaneous (fungi and plastic remains). Mammals were the most common food item in terms of abundance and frequency; among them, the forest rabbit Sylvilagus andinus was the most important prey.

Keywords : Ecuador; Feces; Lycalopex culpaeus; Prey; Sylvilagus andinus.

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