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Iberian lynx with ungulate kills
Topic Started: May 18 2013, 11:54 PM (1,873 Views)
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Adult mouflon weigh 20-40kg, adult roe deer 15-30kg, and adult iberian lynx 7-15kg.
So I was wondering, if roe deer were present in the same area as the iberian lynx, would
they become a significant part of their diet?
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Adult mouflon weigh 20-40kg, adult roe deer 15-30kg, and adult iberian lynx 7-15kg.
So I was wondering, if roe deer were present in the same area as the iberian lynx, would
they become a significant part of their diet?

if they take fallow deer then they should take roe deer also
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Yes, but one study from the Donana showed that they are apparently unable to shift prey and are litteraly stuck on rabbits. IMO low predation on fallow deer may be due to a very large size difference. Fallow deer are like 35-90kg. Currently, lynx distribution does not overlap with that of roe deer. But it probably did in historic past. I tried to find some studies but with no results..
I think that while this species has probably evolved as a major predator of rabbits (similarly to Canada lynx/Snowshoe hare), the roe deer could contribute significantly to it's diet if it was available.
Mouflon are killed more often than are fallow deer probably because they are smaller in size, but still make a small proportion of the diet. However, populations are very localized..
The point is, hypothetically, if the lynx had a wider range of suitable prey (small ungulates) would it still depend so much on rabbits?
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