Title:

Lesser white-toothed shrew Crocidura suaveolens (Soricidae, Mammalia) in the diet of Tyto alba from the Lower Vistula Valley (north Poland)

Subtitle:

Crocidura suaveolens in the diet of Tyto alba in the Lower Vistula Valley ; Zębiełek karliczek Crocidura suaveolens (Soricidae, Mammalia) w pokarmie płomykówki Tyto alba z Doliny Dolnej Wisły (północna Polska)

Creator:

Kasprzyk, Krzysztof ; Pająkowski, Jarosław

Publisher:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Place of publishing:

Warszawa

Date issued/created:

2024

Description:

24 cm

Type of object:

Czasopismo/Artykuł

Subject and Keywords:

owl pellets ; Rodentia ; Soricomorpha ; Crocidura suaveolens ; range extension ; N Poland

Abstract:

The species composition of a small mammal community in the diet of the Barn Owl Tyto alba was examined at two sites near the town of Świecie nad Wisłą (northern Poland). Bones of 161 prey were extracted from T. alba pellets collected in 2021 and 2023. A total of 14 mammalian species were recorded: Soricomorpha (3) and Rodentia (11). The dominant species in the diet of T. alba at both sites was Microtus arvalis, accounting for 24–48%. The second most common species in the diet of owls was Sorex araneus. A significant difference between the sites is the ratio of Microtidae to Muridae in the food of the Barn Owl. The most interesting species was Crocidura suaveolens, whose localities are located outside the previously known north-eastern limit of its range. Possible pathways for the spread of this species beyond its current geographic range are discussed.

Relation:

FRAGMENTA FAUNISTICA 67 (1): 15–20, 2024

Volume:

67

Issue:

1

Start page:

15

End page:

20

Resource type:

Tekst

Detailed Resource Type:

Artykuł

Resource Identifier:

10.3161/00159301FF2024.67.1.015

Source:

MiIZ PAN, sygn. P.256 ; MiIZ PAN, sygn. P.4664 ; click here to follow the link

Language:

eng

Rights:

Licencja Creative Commons Uznanie autorstwa 4.0

Terms of use:

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Digitizing institution:

Muzeum i Instytut Zoologii Polskiej Akademii Nauk

Original in:

Biblioteka Muzeum i Instytutu Zoologii PAN

Access:

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