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1 January 2018 A Comparison of Food Habits Between Japanese Marten and Raccoon Dog in Western Tokyo with Reference to Fruit Use
Seiki Takatsuki, Risako Miyaoka, Keita Sugaya
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Abstract

We studied the food habits of the Japanese marten (Martes melampus) and the raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procionoides) at the Tama Forest Science Garden, western Tokyo, Japan by fecal analysis in 2014/15. Martens were dependent on fruits throughout the year and showed less marked seasonal changes. Raccoon dogs were less dependent on fruits than martens were, and more dependent on mammals in spring, insects in summer and winter, and seeds throughout the year. Martens fed on more fruits containing tiny seeds, such as Actinidia arguta and Stachyurus praecox, whereas raccoon dogs fed on more large-seeded fruits, such as Ginkgo biloba and Diospyros kaki. Martens fed on more fruits that grew at the forest edges, whereas raccoon dogs fed on more fruits growing inside the forest.

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Seiki Takatsuki, Risako Miyaoka, and Keita Sugaya "A Comparison of Food Habits Between Japanese Marten and Raccoon Dog in Western Tokyo with Reference to Fruit Use," Zoological Science 35(1), 68-74, (1 January 2018). https://doi.org/10.2108/zs170116
Received: 16 July 2017; Accepted: 1 September 2017; Published: 1 January 2018
KEYWORDS
fecal analysis
frugivore
growth form
interspecific comparison
sympatric
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