Meningoencephalitis Associated with Sarcocystis spp. in a Free-Living Japanese Raccoon Dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus)

Diets of the raccoon dog and badger were studied in the Landscape Protected Area (LPA) Litovelské Pomoraví from 2000 to 2001 by collecting faeces from latrines during March – December every year. The relative volume and frequency occurrence of each food item in the feaces were calculated. Vertebrates and invertebrates constituted the bulk of the raccoon dog diet, while plants and invertebrates were most frequently eaten by the badger. Insecta and Rodentia were important to the raccoon dog, but it also consumed other food items. The raccoon dog was more omnivorous that the badger. Badger fed very frequently on plant material, raccoon dog, instead, frequently ate insects, especially beetles. In conclusion, the diet of the raccoon dog overlaps largely with that of badger, and some competition for food may occur between these species in the LPA Litovelské Pomoraví; however, their preferred food sources differ to some extent, which helps them to avoid competition.

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Garbage in the diet of carnivores in an agricultural area

European Journal of Ecology ◽

10.1515/eje-2016-0009 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. 81-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Łukasz Jankowiak ◽

Anna W. Malecha ◽

Agata J. Krawczyk

Keyword(s):

Urban Areas ◽

Red Fox ◽

American Mink ◽

Natural Food ◽

Nyctereutes Procyonoides ◽

Raccoon Dog ◽

Eurasian Otter ◽

Spatial Changes ◽

Mammalian Predators ◽

Agricultural Areas

AbstractHuman food waste is considered to be richer in carbohydrates, lipids and proteins than most natural food supplies; however, it is very well digested in scats. So, as an indication of this kind of food in the diet, we have used each indigestible, anthropogenic origin element found in faeces (e.g., glass, plastic, rubber, etc.). There are few studies discussing the importance of garbage in the diet of mammalian predators living in farmland; definitely, most focus on this issue in urban areas. We studied the contribution of garbage in the diet of raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides), red fox (Vulpes vulpes), marten (Martessp.), polecat (Mustela putorius), stoat (Mustela erminea), American mink (Neovison vison) and Eurasian otter (Lutra lutra) in the agricultural areas of western Poland in 2006-2010. In addition, we examined the spatial changes in the diet of red fox and polecat. The largest contribution of garbage was found in scats of raccoon dog (8.8%), red fox (4.8%) and marten (4.3%). The diet of polecat, stoat and Eurasian otter contained 2.5%, 1.7% and 0.2% garbage items respectively. The most frequent item was plastic. Our analysis showed that garbage consumption by red fox and polecat was greater closer to human settlements. The results reveal a continuous gradient in the garbage consumption that corresponds with the degree of synanthropization of particular species.

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The invasive raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides, gray) – an update of its distribution on the Balkans

Transylvanian Review of Systematical and Ecological Research ◽

10.1515/trser-2017-0015 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 19 (2) ◽

pp. 77-82

Author(s):

Elitsa Popova ◽

Diana Zlatanova

Keyword(s):

Literature Search ◽

Nyctereutes Procyonoides ◽

Raccoon Dog ◽

Invasion Pathways ◽

The Balkans ◽

Secondary Invasion ◽

Low Humidity ◽

In The Beginning ◽

Distribution In Europe ◽

Scarce Data

Abstract The raccoon dog, which lives especially near water and is rare in areas with low humidity, has been spreading throughout Europe since its introduction to Western Russia in the beginning of the 20th century. Official accounts of its distribution in Europe are often inaccurate due to scarce data. A literature search was conducted to identify records of the raccoon dog in the Balkans. More than 60 records were identified, including ones unlisted by the cited source from central and western Bulgaria, southern Serbia, Macedonia, Bosnia, Herzegovina, and Greece. The raccoon dog can be found on the Balkans either along the Danube (which is a major corridor for its invasion) or along its tributaries, which might represent secondary invasion pathways.

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