Insights Into the Chinese Pangolin’s (Manis pentadactyla) Diet in a Peri-Urban Habitat A Case Study From Hong Kong

Insights Into the Chinese Pangolin’s (Manis pentadactyla) Diet in a Peri-Urban Habitat A Case Study From Hong Kong

Gut content analysis of a juvenile Chinese pangolin revealed eight ant and one termite species being preyed on. The identification of > 26,000 prey items and a comparison with local ant communities suggest a selective foraging behavior and a tendency for direct predation on arboreal or epigaeic a...

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Veröffentlicht in:Tropical conservation science 2017-05, Vol.10 (1)
Hauptverfasser: Lee, Roger Ho, Cheung, Khan, Fellowes, John R, Guénard, Benoit
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
arboreal ants
conservation
endangered species
gut content analysis
myrmecophagous
Short Communication
subtropical
urban landscape
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Zusammenfassung:Gut content analysis of a juvenile Chinese pangolin revealed eight ant and one termite species being preyed on. The identification of > 26,000 prey items and a comparison with local ant communities suggest a selective foraging behavior and a tendency for direct predation on arboreal or epigaeic ant nests within secondary forest and shrubland habitats.
ISSN:1940-0829
1940-0829
DOI:10.1177/1940082917709648