2023
DOI: 10.11609/jott.7714.15.1.22364-22370
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Food habits of the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) in Dachigam National Park of the Kashmir Himalaya, India

Abstract: Food habits of the Red Fox Vulpes vulpes were studied in Dachigam National Park of the Kashmir Himalaya from December 2017 to November 2018 by scat analysis. A total of 246 scats were collected across seasons from different habitat types of the park. The diet of the Red Fox was characterized by a wider prey spectrum with small rodents, plants, and Himalayan Grey Langur Semnopithecus ajax as the major food items. The dietary behaviour showed slight seasonal variation with more invertebrates and plant material (… Show more

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“…The Kashmir red fox [Vulpes vulpes griffithii] is Kashmir's most widespread wild canid. It is distributed across the Great Himalayas, Pir Panjal, and Zabarwan ranges of mountains, including Dachigam Park [66,[81][82][83]. They feed on voles, mice, rabbits, and other vegetable items [11,66].…”
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“…The Kashmir red fox [Vulpes vulpes griffithii] is Kashmir's most widespread wild canid. It is distributed across the Great Himalayas, Pir Panjal, and Zabarwan ranges of mountains, including Dachigam Park [66,[81][82][83]. They feed on voles, mice, rabbits, and other vegetable items [11,66].…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%