Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Pyrus communis (Pear) [Rosaceae]
(observations are from Martin et al.)
Birds
Emberizidae: Passerella iliaca (Fox Sparrow) [fruits comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in E USA] MZN1951; Fringillidae: Haemorhous purpureus (Purple Finch) [buds comprise 5-10% of the diet in E USA during spring] MZN1951; Icteridae: Icterus galbula (Baltimore Oriole) [fruits comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [buds & fruits comprise 2-5% of the diet in Pennsylvania during fall] MZN1951
Mammals
Canidae: Urocyon cineroargenteus (Gray Fox) [fruits comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951, Vulpes vulpes fulvus (American Red Fox) [fruits comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in E USA] MZN1951; Cricetidae: Ondatra zibethicus (Muskrat) [the fruit and/or bark comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951