Table 2. Kill rank for 32 native species of hunted and unhunted animals and best method for their detection.
Also presented is the amount of effort needed for data to asymptote from sign transects and habitat for each species. + Indicates that sign is the better method for detection, = means the two methods are equally good and–indicates that encounter is the better method).
| Taxa | Kill Rank by Biomass | Relative Detection Sign vs. Sight | Effort needed For Sign to Asymptote (N transects; N walks) | Habitat T = terrestrial, W = aquatic, A = arboreal |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowland tapir | 1 | + | 148 (6) | T |
| White-lipped peccary | 2 | + | 90 (8) | T |
| White-tailed deer | 3 | + | 100 (7) | T |
| Collared peccary | 4 | + | 145 (8) | T |
| Red brocket deer | 5 | + | 160 (7) | T |
| Paca | 6 | + | 140 (15) | T |
| Capybara | 7 | + | 20 (15) | T & W |
| Red-footed tortoise | 8 | - | 27 (20) | T |
| Agouti | 10 | = | 150 (10) | T |
| Long-nosed armadillo | 11 | + | 155 (10) | T |
| Nine-banded armadillo | 12 | + | 110 (20) | T |
| Yellow-footed tortoise | 15 | - | 43 (25) | T |
| Amazonian brown brocket deer | 17 | + | 130 (24) | T |
| Giant armadillo | 21 | + | 120 (15) | T |
| Black Curassow | 22 | = | 100 (7) | T & A |
| Naked-tailed armadillo | 25 | + | 110 (18) | T |
| Giant anteater | 26 | + | 160 (15) | T |
| Spider monkey | 29 | - | 50 (19) | A |
| Coati | 31 | = | * | T & A |
| Accouchi | 32 | - | 35 (8) | T |
| Howler monkey | 34 | - | 70 (7) | A |
| Brown capuchin | 35 | - | 20 (14) | A |
| Marail Guan | 39 | - | 40 (30) | T & A |
| Tayra | 40 | - | 70 (17) | T & A |
| Squirrel monkey | 42 | - | 10 (18) | A |
| Wedge-capped capuchin | 44 | - | 20 (7) | A |
| Golden-handed tamarin | 46 | - | 9 (9) | A |
| Blue-throated piping guan | N | - | * | A |
| Bearded cuxiú | N | - | 10 (17) | A |
| Guianan saki | N | - | 5 (18) | A |
| Tamandua | N | + | 68 (20) | T |
| Grison | N | + | 15 (20) | T |
N = none harvested
* did not asymptote