Polecat Impact On Small Mammal Populations

As voracious hunters, polecats help control populations of small mammals, which can become pests if left unchecked. By limiting the abundance of these prey species, polecats. Climate warming and competition. Using 11 microsatellite loci and a fragment of the mitochondrial control region we show that levels of diversity changed in the polecat population over 53 generations (over the. Polecats mostly fed on mammals (percentage of occurrence (p. o. )=43%) and arthropods (p. o. =49%).

Habitat loss and human threats are putting the marbled polecat (vormela peregusna) on the brink of extinction. Numerous recent studies have found that climate. We investigated the spatial relationships and activity patterns of 2 similarly sized mustelids: The invasive american mink ( neovison vison) and the native european polecat (. One female polecat showed a small proportion of nocturnal activity (24. 5%), while a male polecat was active for 81. 3% of the night (table 2). Out of 262 diurnal locations, only 6 active fixes. As an opportunistic carnivore, it plays a vital role in regulating populations of small mammals, birds, reptiles, and insects. Its diet is incredibly diverse, reflecting its adaptability and.