Standard Trait value: Myrmecophage
| Standard Trait: | Taxon: Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 (n/a) |
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| Standard Trait value: | Myrmecophage |
| Display order: | 60 |
| Description: | Category 6 includes species that feed primarily on colonial insects - in particular, ants and termites. We would characterize these as myrmecophagous. Although plant parts, other invertebrates, and even vertebrates may be included in the diet on occasion, the modal tendency is toward feeding on the Isoptera and Hymenoptera. The Neotropical anteaters and the Old World pangolins are typical specialists in this category. |
| Published Trait | Trait value | Reference | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxon - Diet group | MY | Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist | |
| Taxon - Dietary group | myrmecophage | Lee,A. K., 1985, Evolutionary ecology of marsupials, | |
| Taxon - Diet | Myrmecophage | Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |