First evidence of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) as definitive host of Angiostrongylus chabaudi

2015 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 1235-1244 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anastasia Diakou ◽  
Dimitra Psalla ◽  
Despina Migli ◽  
Angela Di Cesare ◽  
Dionisios Youlatos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Definitive Host ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
European Wildcat ◽  
Angiostrongylus Chabaudi

scholarly journals A small cat saving food for later: caching behavior in the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris)

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Héctor Ruiz-Villar ◽  
José Vicente López-Bao ◽  
Francisco Palomares
Keyword(s):  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
European Wildcat

Long-term changes in diet and trophic niche of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) in Italy

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-119 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabiola Apostolico ◽  
Francesca Vercillo ◽  
Gianandrea La Porta ◽  
Bernardino Ragni
Keyword(s):  
Trophic Niche ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
European Wildcat ◽  
Long Term Changes

Characteristics of diurnal resting sites of the endangered European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris): Implications for its conservation

2010 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saskia Jerosch ◽  
Malte Götz ◽  
Nina Klar ◽  
Mechthild Roth
Keyword(s):  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Resting Sites ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
European Wildcat

Angiostrongylus chabaudi (Biocca, 1957) in wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris, S) from Romania

2016 ◽  
Vol 115 (6) ◽  
pp. 2511-2517 ◽  
Author(s):  
Călin Mircea Gherman ◽  
Angela Monica Ionică ◽  
Gianluca D’Amico ◽  
Domenico Otranto ◽  
Andrei Daniel Mihalca
Keyword(s):  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
Angiostrongylus Chabaudi

scholarly journals Record of a 10-year old European Wildcat Felis silvestris silvestris Schreber, 1777 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Felidae) from Mt. Etna, Sicily, Italy

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 15272-15275
Author(s):  
Stefano Anile ◽  
Sebastien Devillard ◽  
Clayton Kent Nielsen ◽  
Mario Lo Valvo
Keyword(s):  
Camera Trap ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
European Wildcat ◽  
Mt Etna ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
Minimum Age ◽  
Unique Shape ◽  
Dorsal Stripe ◽  
Insight Into

Longevity data for wild felids are lacking in the literature.  Here we report a camera trap recapture of a European Wildcat Felis silvestris at Mt. Etna in Sicily, Italy after nine years.  This individual was clearly identifiable as its tail ended with a white ring rather than the typical black ring and had a unique shape of the dorsal stripe.  At first capture on 26 May 2009, this cat was assessed as an adult, so that the likely minimum age of this individual at the time of recapture on 10 June 2018 must have been be at least 10 years.  This finding represents the oldest known European Wildcat in the wild and provides insight into age structure in wildcat populations.

scholarly journals First Description of Sarcoptic Mange in a Free-Ranging European Wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) from Spain

Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 2494
Author(s):  
Fernando Nájera ◽  
Elena Crespo ◽  
Amalia García-Talens ◽  
Rebeca Grande-Gómez ◽  
Francisco Javier Herrera-Sánchez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Disease Surveillance ◽  
Sarcoptes Scabiei ◽  
Sarcoptic Mange ◽  
Histological Evaluation ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Potential Threat ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
European Wildcat ◽  
Surveillance Programs

Sarcoptic mange caused by the mite Sarcoptes scabiei is a worldwide-distributed skin infestation with a wide range of hosts, among them several species within the Felidae family. Sarcoptes scabiei was diagnosed in a dead adult female European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) from Spain, based on histological evaluation of skin biopsies and identification of the arthropod from skin scrapings and molecular methods. This is the first description of Sarcoptes scabiei in a European wildcat. Due to its critical demography in the southernmost population of the Iberian Peninsula, the impacts of infectious diseases, including sarcoptic mange, as a new potential threat should be considered during disease surveillance programs of the species’ populations.

Mapping the spatial configuration of hybridization risk for an endangered population of the European wildcat (Felis silvestris silvestris) in Scotland

2015 ◽  
Vol 61 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kerry Kilshaw ◽  
Robert A. Montgomery ◽  
Ruairidh D. Campbell ◽  
David A. Hetherington ◽  
Paul J. Johnson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Spatial Configuration ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
European Wildcat ◽  
Endangered Population

scholarly journals Using camera traps to study the elusive European Wildcat Felis silvestris silvestris Schreber, 1777 (Carnivora: Felidae) in central Germany: what makes a good camera trapping site?

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (4) ◽  
pp. 13421-13431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harald Wening ◽  
Lynne Werner ◽  
Matthias Waltert ◽  
Markus Port
Keyword(s):  
Human Disturbance ◽  
Camera Trapping ◽  
Trapping Site ◽  
Felis Silvestris ◽  
Central Germany ◽  
Capture Success ◽  
Felis Silvestris Silvestris ◽  
European Wildcat ◽  
Capture Rates ◽  
Trapping Sites

Camera traping is a widely used method to study the abundance and population density of elusive terrestrial animals.  To make full use of this method, it is necessary to obtain high photographic capture rates of the target species.  We examine what characteristics of camera trapping sites are associated with high photographic capture rates of European Wildcat Felis silvestris silvestris.  We measured Wildcat capture rates across 25 camera trapping sites located in a 20km² study area within an unprotected low mountain range forest in central Germany.  We measured the distance of each trapping site to the forest boundary, to the next watercourse, and to the next human settlement, and broadly defined the type of forest structure the site was located in.  None of these site characteristics, however, predicted wildcat photographic capture success.  We also examined the degree of human disturbance at the site, measured as the photographic capture rate of humans (including vehicles).  Wildcats were detected at similar rates on dirt or gravel roads (heavily used by humans) as on soft-surfaced paths or logging trails (less frequently used by humans), and the degree of human disturbance across sites did not affect wildcat capture success.  We, therefore, suggest that trail features such as course, curvature and width, or vegetation density along the trail are more important determinants of Wildcat capture success than habitat characteristics.  We conclude that for European Wildcats, as for many larger felids, forest roads provide suitable camera trapping sites and that Wildcats are fairly tolerant towards human traffic on these roads.

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