Meles meles

Family: Mustelidae

Family: MustelidaeGenus: Melesnon-native United Kingdom

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Interactions

documented

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Merkmale

Körper

Body length

80.2945 cm

Weight

11884.03 g

Max. Lebensalter

18.6 Jahre

Fortpflanzung

Wurfgröße / Gelege

3.11, 1× pro Jahr

Tragezeit

49 Tage

Geschlechtsreife

~1.1 Jahre

Ernährung & Verhalten

20% Früchte20% Wirbellose20% vertebrates_ecto20% vertebrates_endo10% Samen10% Pflanzen

Streifgebiet

~1.2 km²

Food sources

36 documented food sources

Amelanchier ovalisAria edulisAsparagus officinalisCormus domesticaCornus masCornus sanguineaCrataegus monogyna agg.Euonymus europaeusFicus caricaFragaria vescaFrangula alnusIlex aquifoliumJuniperus communisLaurus nobilisLigustrum vulgareMalus domesticaMalus sylvestrisPhytolacca americanaPrunus armeniacaPrunus aviumPrunus mahalebPrunus spinosaRhamnus saxatilisRibes alpinumRosa canina var. dumalisRubus ulmifoliusSambucus ebulusSambucus nigraSolanum dulcamaraSolanum villosum agg.Sorbus aucupariaTaxus baccataTorminalis glaberrimaVaccinium myrtillusViburnum lantanaVitis vinifera subsp. vinifera

Proven food

50 documented prey and food sources (GloBI)

BombusMicrotus agrestisLyrurus tetrixTetrax tetraxGelochelidon niloticaThalasseus sandvicensisMicrotus lavernediiArvicola italicusVespula germanicaBombus cryptarumBombus sylvarumBombus jonellusBombus pomorumBombus pratorumVespula vulgarisBombus terrestris dalmatinusMelanocorypha bimaculataCrex crexVanellus vanellusXenus cinereusCalidris minutaCalidris temminckiiCalidris albaGallinago mediaCalidris maritimaLimosa lapponicaCalidris canutusCalidris melanotosLimosa limosaPluvialis apricariaVanellus gregariusNatrix mauraAnnelidaMotacilla albaTringa stagnatilisEmberiza melanocephalaSorex antinoriiCisticola juncidisAlytes obstetricansBufotes viridis ComplexEpidalea calamitaPelobates fuscus insubricusPelophylax lessonaeRana arvalisBombus argillaceusSuncus etruscusErinaceus europaeusOryctolagus cuniculusRana dalmatinaCrocidura suaveolens

Source: Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) — Poelen et al. (2014), CC BY

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0, CC0, or compatible terms. Attribution according to license conditions. Full source overview →

Food sources

36 documented food sources

Proven food

50 documented prey and food sources (GloBI)

Source: Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI) — Poelen et al. (2014), CC BY

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Neff et al. (2025) — Swiss Moth Traits, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.14506883 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

All data is licensed under CC BY 4.0, CC0, or compatible terms. Attribution according to license conditions. Full source overview →