![]() Orthoptera, Lepidoptera and Coleoptera were the main prey groups. ![]() Insects were the most common invertebrate prey both in percentage of occurrence (90.6%) and invertebrate biomass (93.53%), with a total of 115 prey items. Invertebrates appear in 18.00% of the scats, representing an insignificant percentage of the total consumed biomass by feral cats on La Palma Island (0.05%). ![]() A total of 127 invertebrates were identified in the analysis of 500 scats (100 from each habitat of the Island). Predation of insects by feral cats (Felis silvestris catus) on a heterogeneous oceanic island (La Palma, Canary Islands) was studied. ![]()
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