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Current and estimated present-natural diversity patterns for (A and B) megaherbivores (≥1,000 kg), (C and D) large herbivores (45–999 kg), and (E and F) large carnivores (>21.5 kg). The term “present-natural” refers to the state that a phenomenon would be in today in the complete absence of human influence through time (111). For this mapping, omnivores were classified as carnivores when meat constitutes a major part of their diet and as herbivores otherwise.
