Table 3.

Frequency of occurrence (%) of prey items identified from the scats of the leopard cat

Prey Species	S (n = 31)	W (n = 37)	(%) F
Wild Prey
Rodents
House Rat (Rattus rattus)	29.03	13.51	20.6
House mouse (Mus musculus)	16.13	8.11	11.8
Indian Gerbil (Tatera indica)	12.90	8.11	10.3
Indian Musk Shrew (Suncus murinus)	12.90	8.11	10.3
Indian Mole Rat (Bandicota bengalensis)	9.68	2.70	5.88
Palm squirrel (Funambulus pennantii)	6.45	10.81	8.82
Sub-Total	87.09	51.35	67.70
Carnivora
Small Indian mongoose (Urva auropunctatus)	9.68	5.41	7.35
Grey mongoose (Herpestes edwardsii)	3.23	2.70	2.94
Sub-Total	12.91	8.11	10.29
Lagomorpha
Cape hare (Lepus capensis)	-	8.11	4.41
Sub-Total	-	8.11	4.41
Wild ungulates
Wild boar (Sus scrofa)	6.45	-	2.94
Sub-Total	6.45	-	2.94
Invertebrates
Snails	-	8.11	4.41
Insects	6.45	10.81	8.82
Sub-Total	6.45	18.92	13.23
Birds	12.90	8.11	10.3
Domestic Prey
Poultry birds (Gallus gallus domesticus)	3.23	8.11	5.88
Sheep (Ovis aries)	6.45	2.70	4.41
Goat (Capra hircus)	-	5.41	2.94
Dog (Canis familiaris)	-	5.41	2.94
Sub-Total	9.68	21.63	16.17
Plants consumed
Amaltas (Cassia fistula)	3.23	0.00	1.47
Peach (Prunus persica)	9.68	0.00	4.41
Shareen (Albizzia lebbek)	6.45	0.00	2.94
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium)	3.23	5.41	4.41
Daisy (Bellis perennis)	-	56.76	30.9
Bindweed (Convolvulus arvensis)	3.23	2.70	2.94
Chandan (Chenopodium ambrosioides)	-	2.70	1.47
Bair (Zizyphus muritiana)	-	8.11	4.41
Bitter apple (Solanum incanum)	-	2.70	1.47
Wild pomegranate (Punica granatum)	-	8.11	4.41
Alu Bokhara (Prunus bokhariensis royle)	9.68	-	4.41
Granda (Carissa opaca)	-	8.11	4.41
Maize (Zea mays)	-	2.70	1.47
Soil	16.13	-	7.35
Anthropogenic matter	19.35	5.41	11.8

*s = summer; *w = winter; *F = frequency of occurrence.