Diet Composition and Feeding Strategies of the Stone Marten (Martes foina) in a Typical Mediterranean Ecosystem

Table 1

Diet composition of the stone marten in Central Greece, during 2003–2006.

Group	Order/family	Species/item	%F	%N
Mammals	Lagomorpha	Lepus europaeus	1.09	0.10
	Rodentia	Apodemus sylvaticus	1.09	0.10
		Apodemus mystacinus	2.17	0.20
		Glis glis	3.26	0.29
		Micromys minutus	1.09	0.20
		Clethrionomys glareolus	1.09	0.10
		Rattus rattus	1.09	0.10
		Microtus levis	4.35	0.49
	Soricomorpha	Crocidura leucodon	2.17	0.20
		Crocidura suaveolens	4.35	0.39
	Artiodactyla	Ovis aries	4.35	0.39
		Capra hircus	1.09	0.10
		Nonidentified mammals	4.35	0.39
		Total mammals	30.4	3.0
Birds		Nonidentified birds	13.04	1.66
		Eggs	7.61	0.59
		Total birds	20.7	2.2
Reptiles	Sauria	Lacerta viridis	2.17	0.29
		Podarcis muralis	1.09	0.10
		Nonidentified lizards	7.61	0.68
	Ophidia	Nonidentified snakes	1.09	0.10
Amphibians		Rana spp.	1.09	0.10
		Total herptiles	14.1	1.3
Arthropods	Coleoptera		13.04	1.56
	Hymenoptera		3.26	0.29
	Lepidoptera		11.96	4.29
	Orthoptera		30.43	3.51
	Myriapoda		15.22	2.34
	Trichoptera		1.09	0.20
	Libellulidae		1.09	0.10
	Arachnida		2.17	0.20
		Nonidentified insects	15.22	11.51
		Total insects	60.9	24.0
Molluscs		Helix spp.	1.09	0.10
		Arion spp.	7.61	2.83
Earthworms	Lumbricidae		2.17	0.39
		Total other invertebrates	9.8	3.3
Plants		Morus alba	13.04	17.27
		Pyrus amygdaliformis	10.87	1.56
		Prunus spinosa	3.26	4.20
		Prunus spp.	3.26	0.39
		Rubus spp.	1.09	0.10
		Rosa canina	2.17	0.20
		Ficus spp.	3.26	0.39
		Amygdalus communis	1.09	0.10
		Actinidia polygama	1.09	0.10
		Vitis vinifera	8.70	40.00
		Vegetable remains	9.78	0.98
		Hordeum spp.	1.09	0.10
		Nonidentified plants	6.52	0.49
		Total plants	55.4	65.6
Other		other items	3.3	0.3