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. 2015 Nov 16;112(49):15107–15112. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1516109112

Table S6.

Species and dietary notes

Species Dietary notes
Ailuropoda melanoleuca >99% bamboo, rarely some fruits and small animals
Bos taurus Grass specialist, some tougher vegetation
Callithrix jacchus Mostly plant exudates, various other miscellany
Canis familiaris Terrestrial vertebrates
Cavia porcellus Grass specialist, but some other plants
Ceratotherium simum Grazer
Choloepus hoffmanni Strict folivore
Dasypus novemcinctus Generalist carnivore
Daubentonia madagascariensis Canarium and larvae only
Dipodomys ordii Primarily seeds, grasshoppers and moths seasonally
Echinops telfairi Invertebrates, molluscs, fruit
Equus caballus Grazer
Erinaceus europaeus Omnivorous, primarily insects
Felis catus Terrestrial vertebrates
Gorilla gorilla gorilla Primarily folivore, some other plants and occasional insects
Heterocephalus glaber Tuberous structures
Homo sapiens Broad-spectrum omnivore
Loxodonta africana Generalist herbivore
Macaca mulatta Generalist herbivore
Macropus eugenii Grass specialist
Microcebus murinus Primarily insects, small reptiles and amphibians, some plants
Monodelphis domestica Generalist omnivore
Mus musculus Broad-spectrum omnivore
Mustela putorius furo Terrestrial vertebrates
Myotis lucifugus Insects only
Nomascus leucogenys Fruit, some other plant matter, and insects
Ochotona princeps Generalist herbivore
Oryctolagus cuniculus Generalist herbivore
Otolemur garnettii Fruit and insects
Ovis aries Grass specialist
Pan troglodytes Broad-spectrum omnivore
Papio anubis Broad-spectrum omnivore
Pongo abelii Primarily fruit, other plant matter, and insects/eggs to 5%
Procavia capensis Generalist herbivore
Pteropus vampyrus Flowers, nectar, fruit
Rattus norvegicus Broad-spectrum omnivore
Saimiri boliviensis Primarily fruit and insects, but with other contributers
Sarcophilus harrisii Scavenger carnivore
Sorex araneus Invertebrates only
Spermophilus tridecemlineatus Generalist omnivore
Sus scrofa Broad-spectrum omnivore
Tarsius syrichta Obligate carnivore, birds, reptiles and amphibians, insects, arthropods
Trichechus manatus latirostris Sea grasses, occasional fish and invertebrates
Tupaia chinensis General omnivore, but some uncertainty and interspecies variation
Ursus maritimus Terrestrial vertebrates, prefers sea mammals, lipivore
Vicugna pacos Grazer with strict physiological requirements