Answer to Question #84561 in Biology for Violet

Question

The red fox is a predator which feeds on the small mammals amphibians insects and fruit. They're active at night. They provide blood and are host to numerous diseases. After the fox meal the scraps provide food for scavengers and decomposers. Is this an example of their habitat or niche?

Answer 1

The description is an example of the niche of the red fox. The niche describes how an organism lives and the way in which the organism use competitors and resources. A niche describes the relations and interactions between a red fox and other organisms including insects, amphibians, small mammals. Next, it shows the functional role of the animal in the ecosystem it occupies: predators that spread diseases and serve as food for decomposers and scavengers.