Table 1. Characteristics and seed dispersal effectiveness of tapirs (Tapirus terrestris) and muriquis (Brachyteles arachnoides) in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest.
| Frugivore traits/role | Tapirs | Muriquis |
| Max. Body mass (kg) | 250 | 12 |
| Local density (ind./km2) | 2.58* | 4.11 |
| Biomass (kg/km2) | 601.14 | 49.32 |
| Home range (ha) | 470** | 850 |
| Number of fruit species eaten | 6 | 31 |
| Number of scats analyzed (N) | 49 | 106 |
| Spatial seed rain | Clumped | Scattered |
| % feces with seeds | 32 | 87 |
| Number of plant species dispersed | 6 | 28 |
| Maximum number of species per scat | 2 | 5 |
| Number of exclusive species | 1 | 23 |
| Maximum seed width (mm) ofdispersed seeds | 29.2 | 23.4 |
| Maximum seed length (mm) ofdispersed seeds | 46.3 | 30.2 |
| Mean number of seeds >2 mm/scat | 72.5±48.8 | 23.3±17.5 |
| Minimum of seeds >2 mm dispersed/month/individual | 140 | 918 |
| Minimum of seeds >2 mm dispersed/year | 1.680 | 11.016 |
*
A. Sanches, unpublished data;
**
[65].