Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Morus rubra (Red Mulberry) [Moraceae]
(observations are from Snyder, Schorger, Bennetts, and Belthoff & Ritchison)
Birds
Columbidae: Ectopistes migratorius (Passenger Pigeon) [fruits often used as food] Sch1955; Phasianidae: Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse) [feeds on fruits in Wisconsin & Ontario during fall & winter] Bnn1900; Psittacidae: Conuropsis carolinensis (Carolina Parakeet) [fruits of high importance as a source of food] Snd2004; Strigidae: Megascops asio (Eastern Screech Owl) [this tree provided 2.4% of the roost sites for young owls in Kentucky & it had above-average preference for this purpose] BR1990