【摘要】 通过野外观察及粪便和胃内容物分析,对中国穿山甲的食性进行了调查和研究.结果表明,中国穿山甲的觅食行为可分为6个类别,即行走、搜寻、行走/搜寻、挖掘、取食、暂停;取食地点主要发生在杂草、乔木、灌木的基部,落叶层下,倒木/枯枝、死树桩附近及白蚁巢内;以蚁类为食,且表现出明显的选择和偏爱,被拒食的蚂蚁和白蚁种数分别占83.87%(26/31)和53.85%(7/13),最喜爱的蚁类是台湾乳白蚁(Coptotermesformosanus)、黄翅大白蚁(Macrotermesbarneyi)、双齿多刺蚁(Polyrhachisdives);食谱由11种蚁类构成,占大雾岭保护区蚁类组成25%,其中蚂蚁5属5种,白蚁4属6种,夏季食谱主要由蚂蚁构成,冬季食谱主要由白蚁构成,台湾乳白蚁、黄翅大白蚁很可能是穿山甲食谱中的关键食物.表6参25更多还原

【Abstract】 The food habits of Chinese pangolin (Manis pentadactyla) were surveyed by using the field observation methods and the analysis of droppings and stomach contents. The foraging behaviors were classified into 6 categories, that is, walking, searching, walking/searching, digging, feeding and pause. Its feeding sites occurred at the bases of grasses, trees and shrubs, under leaf litter, near fallen logs, fallen branches and dead stump, and in termite nests. Chinese pangolin fed on ants and termites, and obviously preferred to them. The refused species of ants and termites accounted for 83.87% (26/31) and 53.85% (7/13), respectively. Favorite ants and termites were Coptotermes formosanus, Macrotermes barneyi and Polyrhachis dive. The diet was composed of 11 species of ants and termites, including 5 species in 5 genera of ants, and 6 species in 4 genera of termites. Ants constituted the major component of the summer diet, while termites formed that of the winter diet. C. formosanus and M. barneyi were probably key species for Chinese pangolin′s diet. Tab 6, Ref 25更多还原