Meles meles (Linnaeus 1758) (Family Mustelidae)


Adult

Tracks

 

Den

Dung

Body Length: Male 686-803mm, Female 673-787mm; Tail Length: Male 127-178mm, Female 114-190mm; Weight: Male 9.1-16.7kg, Female 6.6-13.9kg;
Home Range: 30-150ha;
Mating Period: February - May, July - September; Birth Period: January - March; Gestation: 49 Days;
Litter Size: 1-5; Birth Weight: 75-132g; Lactation: 3-5 Months

Biotopes:
Spruce Forest

Meadows
Food:
Lumbricidae

Coleoptera

Apidae

Vespidae

Orthoptera

Other Insecta

Muridae

Soricidae
Talpa europaea
Rana temporaria

Quercus robur

Fagus sylvatica

Corylus avellana

Rosa canina

Rubus

Sorbus aucuparia

Vaccinium myrtillus

Malus sylvestris

Fungi

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