Domestic cat (Felis catus) preys reported by volunteers within the project Feral Cats

Observations of captures and/or predation events performed by domestic cats (Felis catus) reported through the questionnaire set up for this purpose in the framework of the project Feral Cats - WP4 SUMHAL or through the online platform Observation.org. Most of the events are prey brought home by cats and reported by their owners with associated images that have been used to identify the prey to the most specific taxonomic level possible. These images can be found at Digital CSIC or linked to the observation uploaded to Observation.org. The goal of this dataset is to explore the diversity of species that free-roaming domestic cats hunt and to assess which species or animal groups predominate in their catches.

本数据集收录两类观测记录：一是通过"Feral Cats - WP4 SUMHAL"项目框架下专为本次研究搭建的问卷上报的内容，二是通过在线平台Observation.org提交的内容，均涉及家猫（Felis catus）的捕获或捕猎事件。绝大多数记录为家猫将捕猎所得猎物带回家后，由其主人上报并附带相关影像资料，这些影像可用于将猎物鉴定至尽可能精细的分类学层级。相关影像资料可于Digital CSIC平台获取，或关联至上传至Observation.org的对应观测记录。本数据集的研究目标为探究散养家猫的捕猎物种多样性，并评估其捕获猎物的优势物种或类群分布。