Ecology Summary - Aonyx cinerea

Language:

More info | Plus d'info. | Mais info

Ecology of Aonyx cinerea

Main Ref.	Rice, D.W., 1998
Remarks	Inhabits mangroves, rivers and floodplains. Nocturnal and crepuscular; found singly or in groups of up to fifteen individuals. Feeds on a variety of prey including crabs, fish, snakes, and insects; although mudflat crabs is a year-round staple in their diet (Ref. 79550).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

	Marine - Neritic	Marine - Oceanic	Brackishwater	Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies	supra-littoral zone littoral zone sublittoral zone	epipelagic mesopelagic epipelagic abyssopelagic hadopelagic	estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas mangroves marshes/swamps	rivers/streams lakes/ponds caves exclusively in caves

Highighted items on the list are where Aonyx cinerea may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
Substrate Ref.
Special habitats
Special habitats Ref.

Associations

Ref.	Rice, D.W., 1998
Associations
Associated with
Association remarks
Parasitism

feeding

Feeding type
Feeding type Ref.
Feeding habit
Feeding habit Ref.

Trophic Level(s)

Estimation method	original sample		unfished population		Remark
Estimation method	Troph	s.e.	Troph	s.e.	Remark
From diet composition	3.55	0.62			Troph of juv./adults.
From individual food items	3.87	0.70			Trophic level estimated from a number of food items using a randomized resampling routine.
Ref.	Kruuk, H., B. Kanchanasaka, S. O'Sullivan and S. Wanghongsa, 1994

Comments & Corrections