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| Bisbal, F.J. | |
| Food habits of some neotropical carnivores in Venezuela (Mammalia, Carnivora) | |
| 1986 Mammalia (50): 329-339 | |
Food habits of seven neotropical carnivores were determined by analysis of stomach contents. The species include the kinkajou (_Potos flavus_, N = 20), raccoon (_Procyon cancrivorus_, N = _9), _coati (_Nasua nasua_, N = 3), tayra (_Eira barbara_, N = 7), grison (_Galictis vittata_, N = 2), ocelot (_Felis pardalis_, N = 10) and yaguarundi (_Felis yagouaroundi_, N = 10). Food items were identified and divided into 11 chief groups. The amount of each item was measured by the volumetric method. Aquatic vertebrates and invertebrates were the major source of food for racoons. Coatis consumed great quantities of forest floor invertebrates and kinkajous were essentially frugivorous. Fruits and small mammals were the most important groups in the diet of _Eira barbara_. The two stomachs of _Galictis_ contained only small vertebrates. Small mammals were most heavily used by ocelots. but birds and reptiles were the groups most frequently found in the diet of yaguarundis. We can conclude that these carnivores are opportunistic feeders with a particular prey preference. |
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