Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx

As a top predator, the Iberian Lynx plays a critical role in regulating mesocarnivore communities across the Iberian Peninsula. While species such as the red fox, the Egyptian mongoose, or the European wildcat develop spatial or temporal avoidance behaviours to minimise potentially lethal encounters...

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Autores: Pérez-Vigo, Isabel, Ferreras, Pablo, Finat, Rafael, Villafuerte, Rafael
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
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Palavra-chave:Competition
Top predator
European rabbit 
Predation
Lynx pardinus
Meles meles
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spelling Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynxPérez-Vigo, IsabelFerreras, PabloFinat, RafaelVillafuerte, RafaelCompetitionTop predatorEuropean rabbit PredationLynx pardinusMeles melesAs a top predator, the Iberian Lynx plays a critical role in regulating mesocarnivore communities across the Iberian Peninsula. While species such as the red fox, the Egyptian mongoose, or the European wildcat develop spatial or temporal avoidance behaviours to minimise potentially lethal encounters with the lynx, the relationship between the Eurasian badger and the lynx has been described as one of peaceful coexistence. However, this has not been empirically demonstrated. For the first time, we document close encounters observed between Iberian lynxes and European badgers and shed light on their behavioural interactions. Using camera traps in Montes de Toledo, Spain—an area with a high-density lynx population – we observed that lynxes stayed attentive to the badgers’ activities without showing any signs of alertness, rejection or aggression, between them. These observations challenge traditional assumptions about interspecies interactions among mesocarnivores and provide new insights into the complex dynamics of predator communities in Mediterranean ecosystems.Open Access funding provided thanks to the CRUE-CSIC agreement with Springer Nature.IPV is beneficiary of a research contract “INVESTIGO” from the CSIC.Peer reviewedSpringer NatureConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades EspañolasConsejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]202520252025info:eu-repo/semantics/articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_6501Publisher's versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10261/392632reponame:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSICinstname:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)InglésThe underlying dataset has been published as supplementary material of the article in the publisher platform at DOI 10.1007/s10344-025-01894-8https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-01894-8Síinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:digital.csic.es:10261/3926322026-05-22T06:33:51Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx
title Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx
spellingShingle Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx
Pérez-Vigo, Isabel
Competition
Top predator
European rabbit 
Predation
Lynx pardinus
Meles meles
title_short Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx
title_full Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx
title_fullStr Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx
title_full_unstemmed Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx
title_sort Tolerance and intraguild commensalism: the case of the European badger and the Iberian lynx
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Pérez-Vigo, Isabel
Ferreras, Pablo
Finat, Rafael
Villafuerte, Rafael
author Pérez-Vigo, Isabel
author_facet Pérez-Vigo, Isabel
Ferreras, Pablo
Finat, Rafael
Villafuerte, Rafael
author_role author
author2 Ferreras, Pablo
Finat, Rafael
Villafuerte, Rafael
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (España)
Conferencia de Rectores de las Universidades Españolas
Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas [https://ror.org/02gfc7t72]
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv Competition
Top predator
European rabbit 
Predation
Lynx pardinus
Meles meles
topic Competition
Top predator
European rabbit 
Predation
Lynx pardinus
Meles meles
description As a top predator, the Iberian Lynx plays a critical role in regulating mesocarnivore communities across the Iberian Peninsula. While species such as the red fox, the Egyptian mongoose, or the European wildcat develop spatial or temporal avoidance behaviours to minimise potentially lethal encounters with the lynx, the relationship between the Eurasian badger and the lynx has been described as one of peaceful coexistence. However, this has not been empirically demonstrated. For the first time, we document close encounters observed between Iberian lynxes and European badgers and shed light on their behavioural interactions. Using camera traps in Montes de Toledo, Spain—an area with a high-density lynx population – we observed that lynxes stayed attentive to the badgers’ activities without showing any signs of alertness, rejection or aggression, between them. These observations challenge traditional assumptions about interspecies interactions among mesocarnivores and provide new insights into the complex dynamics of predator communities in Mediterranean ecosystems.
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https://doi.org/10.1007/s10344-025-01894-8
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