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Aymerich, M.
Etude comparative des r‚gimes alimentaires du lynx pardelle (Lynx pardina Temminck, 1824) et du chat sauvage (Felis silvestris Schreber, 1777) au centre de la p‚ninsula Ib‚rique
1982 Mammalia (46): 515-521
A comparative study of the feeding habits of the Spanish lynx and the wildcat was conducted in central Spain, by analyzing digestive tracts of these 2 spp. Rabbits, hares and red partridges amount to 97.2% for the lynx and 79.3% for the cat of the biomass consumed. The only main difference is the larger number of small mammals caught by the cat. The similitary of their feeding habits and the fact that they live in the same biotope indicate a possible feeding rivalry between these 2 felines; this competition does not seem to be important for the cat's survival at a regional level. It could be possible that locally, lynx has a negative influence on the cats density; this fact has not been demostrated.
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