Table 2 Inter-habitat variation of the red fox (Vulpes vulpes) macronutrient intake (± SE) along the natural-to-urban gradient, based on the 30 selected diet studies.

From: Nutritional ecology of a prototypical generalist predator, the red fox (Vulpes vulpes)

Habitat

% protein

% lipids

% carbohydrates

Forest

55.0 ± 2.7

37.5 ± 2.1

7.5 ± 2.2

Mixed

51.7 ± 2.6

41.1 ± 1.3

7.2 ± 2.6

Arable land

53.0 ± 4.1

38.8 ± 2.1

8.2 ± 3.6

Urban

43.4 ± 4.5

37.4 ± 2.3

19.2 ± 5.9

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