Appendix 1: Summary of research on diet of wild dogs (D) and foxes (F) in south-east Australia from woodland/open                                                forest habitats (% occurrence).

 

Author (s)

Coman                             (1972)

Bertuch                                          (1975)

Brunner et al.                  (1975)

Brunner et al.                           (1976)

Brunner                         (1978)

Newsome et al. (1983a)*

Newsome et al. (1983a)

Region studied

Victoria

Victoria

Victoria

Victoria

Victoria

Kosciusko NP,              SE NSW

Nadgee NR,                          SE NSW

Prey

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

Small

dasyurids

antechinus spp

0

-

-

31

-

23.6

-

9.1

1

9

1.3

-

0.8

-

(<0.75 kg)

 

dunnart spp

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0.5

0

0

0

-

0

-

 

rodents

house mouse/new-Holland mouse

0

-

-

3

-

4.6

-

0.1

0

0

0

-

2.2

-

 

 

bush rat/broad-toothed rat

0

-

-

13

-

17

-

12.5

3

11

4

-

3

-

 

 

swamp rat/eastern chestnut mouse

0

-

-

0

-

2

-

0.2

3

1

0

-

1.5

-

 

 

black rat

0

-

-

4

-

3.2

-

0.9

0

0

0

-

0

-

 

 

unidentified rat spp

1.8

-

-

3

-

5.6

-

1

0

0

0

-

9.4

-

 

petauroideas

feathertail glider/eastern pygmy possum

0

-

-

0

-

0.2

-

0.5

0

0

0

-

0

-

 

 

sugar glider/squirrel glider

0

-

-

0

-

0.9

-

0.6

0

1

0

-

0

-

 

 

yellow-bellied glider

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0.3

0

1

0

-

0

-

Medium

petauroideas

greater glider

0

-

-

0

-

0.2

-

4.3

2

4

0

-

0

-

(0.75 - 10 kg)

 

ringtail possum

0

-

-

14

-

11.2

-

1.3

0

1

7.5

-

10.2

-

 

 

brushtail possum species

7.2

-

-

11

-

10.3

-

8.1

3

9

1.8

-

2.6

-

 

perameles/potoroos

bandicoots/potoroos

0

-

-

1

-

2.1

-

7.1

1

7

0

-

4.4

-

 

monotremes

echidna

6

-

-

0

-

0.7

-

0.2

0.5

1

0

-

0.3

-

 

dasyurids

spotted-tailed quoll

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

0

0

0

-

0

-

 

lagomorphs

rabbit/hare

6

-

-

14

-

27.4

-

26.6

2

27

15.5

-

10.2

-

 

felids

cat

0

-

-

0

-

0.5

-

0.1

0

0

0

-

0.4

-

 

canids

fox

0

-

-

0

-

0.8

-

3

0

0

0

-

0.2

-

Large

phascolarctids

koala

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

0

0

0

-

0.4

-

(>10 kg)

vombatiforms

common wombat

19.9

-

-

0

-

0.2

-

5.9

14

4

58

-

2.1

-

 

macropods

swamp wallaby

23.5

-

-

0

-

0.2

-

21.1

58

12

4.9

-

18.5

-

 

 

eastern grey kangaroo

7.2

-

-

0

-

0

-

3.4

7

2

4

-

1.3

-

 

 

red-necked wallaby

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

0

0

1.8

-

5.2

-

 

 

other macropods

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

0

0

11.9

-

21.1

-

 

ungulates

feral pig

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

0

0

0

-

0

-

 

 

livestock (cow,sheep,horse)

7.2

-

-

1

-

0.9

-

1.7

0

0

1.8

-

0

-

 

canids

dog

0

-

-

0

-

0.2

-

0.3

0

0

0

-

0

-

*The dietary data from Newsome et al. (1983a) include only transects 1 and 3 as these had habitat similar to the Blue Mountains study.

Author (s)

Newsome et al. (1983b)

Chesterfield et al.  (1983)

Triggs et al.                   (1984)

Robertshaw & Harden (1985)

Baker & Degabriele (1987)

Wallis                                (1987)

Wallis                                  (1987)

Region studied

SE Australia

East Gippsland, Victoria

SE Victoria

Armidale,                        NSW

NE Victoria

Victoria (1981)

Victoria (1985)

Prey

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

Small

dasyurids

antechinus spp

0.3

-

4

4

15.5

22.9

5.8

-

-

0

-

27

-

27

(<0.75 kg)

 

dunnart spp

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

7.5

-

0

-

0

 

rodents

house mouse/new-Holland mouse

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

7.5

-

0

-

0

 

 

bush rat/broad-toothed rat

0.3

-

2

29

7

12.6

12.2

-

-

0

-

25

-

9

 

 

swamp rat/eastern chestnut mouse

0.3

-

0

0

2.4

2.5

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

 

black rat

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

0

-

4

-

1

 

 

unidentified rat spp

0.8

-

0

0

0.2

0.2

0

-

-

0

-

1

-

0

 

petauroideas

feathertail glider/eastern pygmy possum

0

-

0

0

0

1.2

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

 

sugar glider/squirrel glider

0

-

0

0

0

1.1

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

2

 

 

yellow-bellied glider

0

-

2

0

0.5

0.1

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

Medium

petauroideas

greater glider

0

-

5

7

1

0.3

1.5

-

-

0

-

0

-

2

(0.75 - 10 kg)

 

ringtail possum

6.2

-

6

4

38.4

58.2

4.4

-

-

2.5

-

17

-

11

 

 

brushtail possum species

2.7

-

35

22

2.9

2.9

6.9

-

-

10

-

12

-

15

 

perameles/potoroos

bandicoots/potoroos

1.1

-

4

7

4.4

6.3

8.5

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

monotremes

echidna

7

-

5

0

4.6

0.6

3.5

-

-

0

-

0

-

1

 

dasyurids

spotted-tailed quoll

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

lagomorphs

rabbit/hare

7.8

-

2

9

1.5

0.7

6.4

-

-

57.5

-

1

-

1

 

felids

cat

0.3

-

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

canids

fox

1.6

-

0

0

0

1.4

0

-

-

7.5

-

3

-

8

Large

phascolarctids

koala

0

-

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

(>10 kg)

vombatiforms

common wombat

12.9

-

20

2

11.4

1

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

macropods

swamp wallaby

15.9

-

42

9

21.1

5.1

30.5

-

-

0

-

4

-

1

 

 

eastern grey kangaroo

5.9

-

0

0

0

0.6

3.8

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

 

red-necked wallaby

12.1

-

0

0

13.4

0

11.1

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

 

other macropods

22.8

-

0

0

0.2

0.1

10.3

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

ungulates

feral pig

4

-

0

0

0

0

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

0

 

 

livestock (cow,sheep,horse)

7.5

-

0

0

0.2

0.3

0

-

-

2.5

-

0

-

1

 

canids

dog

0

-

0

0

1.7

0.6

0

-

-

0

-

0

-

7

 

 

Author (s)

Brown & Triggs (1990)

Lunney et al.                    (1990)

McKay                             (1994)

McKay                             (1994)

Kennedy                           (1995)

Corbett      (1995)

Corbett                            (1995)

Region studied

East Gippsland, Victoria

Bega,                              SE NSW

Blue Mountains, NSW

Myall Lakes,                  NSW

Sydney,                            E NSW

SE Australia (1966-80)                        

East Australia (1969-74)  

Prey

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

D

F

Small

dasyurids

antechinus spp

6

9.7

2.7

3.3

1.7

0.8

1.3

2.6

0

0

3

-

5.8

-

(<0.75 kg)

 

dunnart spp

0

0.2

0.2

0.5

0

0.4

0.6

0

0

0

0

-

0.4

-

 

rodents

house mouse/new-Holland mouse

0.6

3.4

2.2

3.8

0

0

1.1

0

1.9

2.6

1.2

-

0.4

-

 

 

bush rat/broad-toothed rat

16.2

17.8

1.8

1.3

4.3

1.9

5.4

18.4

0

10.3

2.7

-

12.2

-

 

 

swamp rat/eastern chestnut mouse

0.4

0.9

0.4

0.3

0

0

3.1

26.4

5.7

3.9

5

-

0.5

-

 

 

black rat

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.6

5.8

0.1

-

0

-

 

 

unidentified rat spp

0

0.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

-

0

-

 

petauroideas

feathertail glider/eastern pygmy possum

0.1

2.8

0.2

0.3

0.4

0

0

0

0

0

0.1

-

0.5

-

 

 

sugar glider/squirrel glider

0.5

2.4

0.6

0.7

4.3

4.5

0.3

0

0

0.6

0.1

-

0.5

-

 

 

yellow-bellied glider

2.9

3.4

0.8

2

0.4

0.4

0.2

0

0

0

0.1

-

0.6

-

Medium

petauroideas

greater glider

4.5

3.4

0.3

0.2

6.9

6.1

0.3

0

1.9

0

0.1

-

1.5

-

(0.75 - 10 kg)

 

ringtail possum

6.2

8.6

3.9

2.9

18.2

36.7

0

0

0

23.1

8

-

2.2

-

 

 

brushtail possum species

18.5

13.9

4.3

3.6

0.4

4.2

4

13.2

11.3

21.8

2.4

-

6.9

-

 

perameles/potoroos

bandicoots/potoroos

10.1

8.8

7.8

7.3

2.6

1.5

17.8

31.6

22.6

25.6

2.8

-

8.5

-

 

monotremes

echidna

7.5

0.6

1.6

0.5

1.3

1.1

2.4

0

0

0

3.3

-

3.5

-

 

dasyurids

spotted-tailed quoll

0

0

0

0

0.4

0.4

0.5

0

0

1.9

0

-

0

-

 

lagomorphs

rabbit/hare

7.1

23.6

17.8

20.1

15.2

12.5

0.6

0

15.1

16.7

10.2

-

6.4

-

 

felids

cat

0

0

0.3

0

0

0

0.3

0

0

0

0.3

-

0

-

 

canids

fox

0

2.1

0

0

0

0

0.3

0

0

0

0.4

-

0

-

Large

phascolarctids

koala

0

0

0

0

1.7

0

0.8

2.6