A Kaposvári Rippl-Rónai Múzeum Közleményei 1. (Kaposvár, 2013)
Purger J. Jenő: Kisemlősök faunisztikai felmérése Somogy megye északkeleti részén, gyöngybagoly Tyto alba (Scolopi, 1796) köpetek vizsgálata alapján
90 PURGER J. JENŐ Small mammal fauna survey in north-eastern part of Somogy county (Hungary), based on Barn Owl Tyto alba (Scopoli, 1769) pellet analysis JENŐ J. PURGER Barn Owl pellets were collected in Somogy county between 1999 and 2009, from 20 localities (investigated area: BT80, BS79, BS78, BS77, BS89 and BS88 UTM grids). In a total of 1570 pellets there were 4127 prey remnants (2.6 was the prey per pellet ratio). Small mammals were dominating (97,8%). Remnants of birds, amphibians and insects made up 2.2% of total prey. Mammal prey consisted of Soricomorpha 17.2% (Crocidura leucodon, Crocidura suaveolens, Sorex araneus, Sorex minutus, Neomys anomalus, Talpa europaea), Chiroptera 0.02% (Epteslcus serotinus) and Rodentia 82.8% (Muscardinus avellanarius, Microtus agrestis, Microtus arvalis, Microtus oeconomus, Microtus subterraneus, Arvicola amphibius, Myodes glareolus, Apodemus agrárius, Apodemus flavicollis, Apodemus sylvaticus, Apodemus uralensis, Micromys minutus, Mus musculus, Mus spicilegus, Rattus norvegicus). The occurrence of 6 small mammal species had been known in the investigated area, while in this paper distribution data are presented for 22 small mammal species. Other important results include the confirmation of the presence of Pygmy Field Mouse (Apodemus uralensis), noted in two locations: Ádánd (BS89) and Nagyberény (BS88), as well as the finding of one specimens of Root Vole (Microtus oeconomus) near the village Ádánd (BS89).
