TABLE I.
Tree and Liana Species at the Study Site Ranked According to Their Density (Individuals/ha) and Their Usage Intensity (% Feeding Time Pooled Across All Observations and Individuals)
| Scientific name | Vernacular name | Growth form | Density | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alluaudia procera | Fantsiolotra | T | 369 | 29.76 |
| Commiphora humbertii | Daro siky | T | 147 | 2.00 |
| Alantsilodendron alluaudianum | Avoha | T | 85 | 7.26 |
| Gyrocarpus americanus | Sirosiro | T | 79 | 0.23 |
| Commiphora sp. 2 | Daro tandroka | T | 60 | 0.65 |
| Commiphora aprevalii | Daro be | T | 55 | 3.28 |
| Salvadora angustifolia | Sasavy | T | 36 | 4.00 |
| Alluaudia ascendens | Sogno | T | 28 | 0.28 |
| Euphorbia laro | Famata | T | 28 | 0.00 |
| Commiphora orbicularis | Daro mena | T | 21 | 1.53 |
| Margaritaria sp. | Malamamay | T | 21 | 1.31 |
| Euphorbia sp. 1 | Famantamboay | T | 21 | 0.00 |
| Grewia sp. 1 | T | 15 | 1.81 | |
| Maerua filiformis | Solety | T | 13 | 1.59 |
| Grewia grevei | Tabinala | T | 11 | 3.20 |
| Rhigozum madagascariensis | Hazontaha | T | 9 | 0.06 |
| Fernandoa madagscariensis | Somontsoy | T | 9 | 0.01 |
| Albizia sp. | T | 6 | 0.94 | |
| Tarenna sp. | T | 6 | 0.01 | |
| Strychnos decussata | Relefo | T | 6 | 0.00 |
| Bauhinia grandidieri | Marovambaka | T | 4 | 2.73 |
| Boscia longifolia | Somangipaky | T | 4 | 0.90 |
| Maerua nuda | Solety | T | 4 | 0.90 |
| Stereospermum nematocarpum | Hiligne | T | 4 | 0.39 |
| Androya decaryi | Hazombolala | T | 4 | 0.34 |
| Grewia sp. 2 | Tabarike | T | 4 | 0.16 |
| Cedrelopsis grevei | Katrafay | T | 4 | 0.00 |
| Chadsia sp. | Remote | T | 4 | 0.00 |
| Tetrapterocarpon sp. | Vaovy | T | 2 | 0.70 |
| Commiphora sp. 1 | Daro fengoka | T | 2 | 0.06 |
| Alluaudia humbertii | Sognombarika | T | 2 | 0.03 |
| Humbertiella decaryi | Hazombatango | T | 2 | 0.01 |
| Adansonia za | Za | T | 2 | 0.00 |
| Alluaudia demosa | T | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Ehretia sp. | T | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Euphorbia sp. 2 | Famata mainty | T | 2 | 0.00 |
| Mundulea sp. | T | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Unidentified species 1 | T | 2 | 0.00 | |
| Canthium sp. | T | <2 | 0.84 | |
| Commiphora simplicifolia | Daro sengatse | T | <2 | 0.49 |
| Olax sp. | T | <2 | 0.31 | |
| Rothmania sp. | Tainoro | T | <2 | 0.10 |
| Albizia tulearensis | T | <2 | 0.01 | |
| Metaporana parvifolia | L | 680 | 17.14 | |
| Leptadenia sp. | L | 470 | 2.83 | |
| Cynanchum sp. | Try | L | 470 | 0.99 |
| Seyrigia gracilis | L | 320 | 0.01 | |
| Hippocratea angustipetalata | Vahipindy | L | 150 | 2.02 |
| Asparagus sp. | L | 120 | 0.00 | |
| Kalanchoe beauverdii | L | 80 | 0.00 | |
| Hildebrandtia valo | L | 70 | 0.10 | |
| Plectaneia hildebrantii | L | 60 | 1.19 | |
| Combretum sp. | L | 60 | 0.00 | |
| Paederia sp. | Tamboro | L | 40 | 8.28 |
| Diascorea fandra | L | 40 | 0.00 | |
| Menabea venenata | Fiofio | L | 30 | 0.06 |
| Folotsia grandiflorum | L | 20 | 0.14 | |
| Ipomoea longituba | L | 20 | 0.12 | |
| Craterospermum sp. | L | 20 | 0.00 | |
| Diascorea nako | L | 20 | 0.00 | |
| Unidentified species 2 | L | 20 | 0.00 | |
| Unidentified species 3 | L | 20 | 0.00 | |
| Xerosicyos sp. | L | 10 | 0.90 | |
| Polygala humbertii | L | 10 | 0.08 | |
| Cissampelos pareira | L | 10 | 0.06 | |
| Adenia elegans | L | 10 | 0.00 | |
| Ipomea sp. | L | 10 | 0.00 | |
| Unidentified species 4 | L | <10 | 0.18 | |
| Clerodendrum sp. | L | <10 | 0.01 |
Note:T, tree; L, liana. Food tree and liana abundance were evaluated using different methods and are here considered separately. The top ten contributors to the diet of L. leucopus are highlighted in bold.