Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)

Mycophagy (fungivory) performs numerous important ecosystem functions for fungi, plants, and animals. Fungi serve as food for diverse mammals, ranging from bears, Ursus spp., to shrews, Sorex spp. However, among the many mammals reported to eat fungi, hedgehogs and other insectivores have been poorl...

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Main Authors:	Todd F. Elliott, James M. Trappe, Aziz Türkoğlu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2018-08-01
Series:	Journal of Threatened Taxa
Subjects:	ectomycorrhizae fungivory hypogeous fungi rhizopogon
Online Access:	https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4350

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spelling	doaj-221c24654e484e03bd9499cf7f394a692020-11-25T02:05:10ZengWildlife Information Liaison Development SocietyJournal of Threatened Taxa0974-78930974-79072018-08-01109122771227910.11609/jott.4350.10.9.12277-122794350Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)Todd F. Elliott0James M. Trappe1Aziz Türkoğlu2Ecosystem Management, University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, AustraliaDepartment of Forest Ecosystems and Society, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USA U.S. Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station, Forestry Sciences Laboratory Corvallis, Oregon 97331, USASchool of Environmental and Forest Sciences, Box 35 2100, University of Washington Seattle, WA 98195-2100, USAMycophagy (fungivory) performs numerous important ecosystem functions for fungi, plants, and animals. Fungi serve as food for diverse mammals, ranging from bears, Ursus spp., to shrews, Sorex spp. However, among the many mammals reported to eat fungi, hedgehogs and other insectivores have been poorly studied. Based on microscopic examination of a fecal sample collected from an Eastern European Hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) near Ula-Muğla, Turkey, we provide the first confirmed evidence of mycophagy by hedgehogs and review the literature on hedgehog mycophagy.https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4350ectomycorrhizaefungivoryhypogeous fungirhizopogon
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spellingShingle	Todd F. Elliott James M. Trappe Aziz Türkoğlu Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae) Journal of Threatened Taxa ectomycorrhizae fungivory hypogeous fungi rhizopogon
author_facet	Todd F. Elliott James M. Trappe Aziz Türkoğlu
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title	Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)
title_short	Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)
title_full	Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)
title_fullStr	Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)
title_full_unstemmed	Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)
title_sort	animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the eastern european hedgehog erinaceus concolor martin, 1837 (mammalia: eulipotyphla: erinaceidae)
publisher	Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society
series	Journal of Threatened Taxa
issn	0974-7893 0974-7907
publishDate	2018-08-01
description	Mycophagy (fungivory) performs numerous important ecosystem functions for fungi, plants, and animals. Fungi serve as food for diverse mammals, ranging from bears, Ursus spp., to shrews, Sorex spp. However, among the many mammals reported to eat fungi, hedgehogs and other insectivores have been poorly studied. Based on microscopic examination of a fecal sample collected from an Eastern European Hedgehog (Erinaceus concolor) near Ula-Muğla, Turkey, we provide the first confirmed evidence of mycophagy by hedgehogs and review the literature on hedgehog mycophagy.
topic	ectomycorrhizae fungivory hypogeous fungi rhizopogon
url	https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/4350
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Animal-fungal interactions 2: first report of mycophagy by the Eastern European Hedgehog Erinaceus concolor Martin, 1837 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Erinaceidae)

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