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[자료] Seasonal food habits of the raccoon dog at a western suburb of Tokyo

Mammal Study

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Seasonal food habits of the raccoon dog at a western suburb of Tokyo

Mizuho Hirasawa1, Eiji Kanda1, Seiki Takatsuki2,*

1 Tokyo Wildlife Research Center, Okuno 2452, Hinode Town, Tokyo 190-0181, Japan
2 The University Museum, The University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan

Food habits of the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes orocyonoides) at a western suburb of Tokyo were analyzed by the point-frame method by use of 344 fecal samples for a year. The food habits were omnivorous, but plants, particularly plant leaves and seeds, were predominant. The seasonal foods were characterized by leaves and flowers in spring, insects in summer, seeds in autumn, and birds/mammals and artificial foods in winter. Dependency on artificial foods was not strong. The raccoon dogs fed on various fruits and nuts, among which those of planted fruit trees like ginkgo and persimmon were particularly important. The raccoon dog seems to have adapted themselves to “satoyama”, a traditional Japanese landscape.

Keywords: fecal analysis, food habits, point-frame method, raccoon dog, Tokyo

Received: September 5, 2005; Accepted: January 21, 2006

DOI: 10.3106/1348-6160(2006)31[9:SFHOTR]2.0.CO;2

*To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: taka@um.u-tokyo.ac.jp

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