Food Item | % Occurrence (n = 263) |
Virginia opossum (Didelphis virginiana) | 31.6 |
Vegetation (non-mast) | 28.1 |
Feral hog (Sus scrofa) | 24.7 |
Northern Raccoon (Procyon lotor) | 22.1 |
Insects | 17.5 |
Rabbits (eastern cottontail [Sylvilagus floridanus] and marsh [Sylvilagus palustris]) | 15.6 |
Skunks (striped [Mephitis mephitis] and spotted [Spilogale putorius]) | 15.6 |
White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) | 14.8 |
Adult | 11.8 |
Fawn | 3.0 |
Mast (fruits, seeds, and nuts) | 14.1 |
Birds | 11.0 |
Cow (Bos taurus) | 10.3 |
Reptiles and amphibians | 6.5 |
Rodents (cotton rat [Sigmodon hispidus], eastern woodrat [Neotoma floridana], Florida mouse [Podomys floridanus], marsh rice rat [Oryzomys palustris], and round-tailed muskrat [Neofiber alleni]) | 6.1 |
Squirrels (eastern gray [Sciurus carolinensis] and fox [Sciurus niger]) | 5.3 |
Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) | 2.7 |
Weasels (long-tailed [Mustela frenata] and mink [Mustela vison]) | 2.3 |
Non-rodent small mammals (Blarina sp. and mole sp.) | 1.5 |
Canids (coyote [Canis latrans] and domestic dog [Canis lupus familiaris]) | 0.8 |
Domestic cat (Felis catus) | 0.4 |
Horse (Equus caballus) | 0.4 |