Table 1.
The utilization of sika deer carcasses by vertebrate scavenger species. We report the percentage of carcasses visited and percentage scavenged from overall and in each season, as well as the mean feeding time for each species
| Common name | Species | Percentage of visited carcasses (%)a | Percentage of scavenged carcasses (%)a | Mean of feeding time ± SD (m) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (42) | Summer (20) | Autumn (22) | Total (42) | Summer (20) | Autumn (22) | Total (42) | ||
| Mammal | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 97.6 | 100.0 | 95.5 | 80.2 ± 90.0 | |
| Asian black bear | Ursus thibetanus | 73.8 | 95.0 | 54.5 | 73.8 | 95.0 | 54.5 | 36.9 ± 34.9 |
| Wild boar | Sus scrofa | 42.9 | 40.0 | 45.5 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 45.5 | 21.0 ± 25.4 |
| Raccoon dog | Nyctereutes procyonoides | 90.5 | 85.0 | 95.5 | 85.7 | 80.0 | 90.9 | 52.6 ± 78.1 |
| Red fox | Vulpes vulpes | 47.6 | 30.0 | 63.6 | 35.7 | 20.0 | 50.0 | 4.0 ± 8.6 |
| Japanese marten | Martes melampus | 54.8 | 35.0 | 72.7 | 38.1 | 20.0 | 54.5 | 7.8 ± 12.5 |
| Masked palm civet | Paguma larvata | 16.7 | 20.0 | 13.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 4.5 | 0.9 ± 0.9 |
| Avian | 52.4 | 40.0 | 63.6 | 42.9 | 40.0 | 45.5 | 29.3 ± 80.0 | |
| Mountain hawk‐eagle | Nisaetus nipalensis | 14.3 | 5.0 | 22.7 | 11.9 | 0.0 | 22.7 | 23.0 ± 14.4 |
| Black kite | Milvus migrans | 11.9 | 10.0 | 13.6 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 9.1 | 0.5 ± 0.4 |
| Jungle crow | Corvus macrorhynchos | 45.2 | 35.0 | 54.5 | 33.3 | 35.0 | 31.8 | 29.0 ± 78.3 |
a
Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of carcasses.