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| Smaller Mustelids Versus Herpestids, which is the tough Genus? | |
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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 21 2012, 09:21 AM (1,151 Views) | |
| Madmustelid | Apr 21 2012, 09:21 AM Post #1 |
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Let's compare Herpestestids to mustelids (less than ten pounds). On average comparing species at parity to each other, which are btter fighters/hunters etc? |
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| FelinePowah | Apr 21 2012, 09:26 AM Post #2 |
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I think the more predator lifestyle of mustelids make them a better hunter of mammals and birds, Herpestids seem far more omnivorous even verging on being insectivores. |
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| Madmustelid | Apr 22 2012, 12:00 AM Post #3 |
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It really depends on the species of Herpestid tbh. Some like Meerkats are almost completely omnivorous, like others like the Indian mongoose can eat anything; it all depends on the availability of prey - I'd compare them to Raccoons in that Regard. Other like the Egyptian mongoose have a very predatory lifestyle, and in their introduced range in Southern Europe, they prey mostly on lagamoprhs and rodents... Taking that into consideration, I still think they more aggressive of the lot would be able to swear off against their mustelid counterparts. |
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| Mesopredator | Feb 13 2018, 04:47 PM Post #4 |
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Disaster taxa
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Why would you look at the Genus level and not on the species and individual level? I think there's tough species, tougher subspecies, tougher individuals. |
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