Predation of Kerodon rupestris (Rodentia: Caviidae) by Cerdocyon thous (Carnivora: Canidae) in Northern Minas Gerais, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.32673/bjm.vi91.75Keywords:
Crab-eating fox, Diet, Ecology, Rock cavy, Trophic relationshipsAbstract
In this paper, we report an event of predation of the rock cavy, Kerodon rupestris by the crab-eating fox, Cerdocyon thous, in the municipality of Engenheiro Navarro, northern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Fractured bones along the rock cavy’s vertebral column may be indicative of the strategy employed by the crab-eating fox to capture and kill its prey. This is the first time such interaction is reported, since there are few systematic studies on the diet of Cerdocyon thous in the Brazilian Caatinga and Cerrado ecosystems, where the species shares its range with K. rupestris.
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