Table 1. List of collected species, ranked by ɛ (see Eq 1 of Methods), with the number of individuals that tested positive for the presence of the parasite Leishmania (L.) mexicana and the number that tested negative.
| Species | epsilon | Negative | Positive | Total | Prevalence (%) | 95% confidence interval | 5% confidence interval | Probability true negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carollia sowelli | 8.83 | 42 | 2 | 44 | 4.55 | 18.07 | 2.28 | 0.00% |
| Heteromys gaumeri* | 8.80 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 46.62 | 0.59 | 29.30% |
| Peromyscus mexicanus | 8.79 | 115 | 6 | 121 | 4.96 | 12.62 | 3.45 | 0.00% |
| Heteromys desmarestianus* | 8.72 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0.00 | 50.52 | 0.50 | 87.51% |
| Molossus rufus | 8.63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Glossophaga soricina | 8.57 | 9 | 7 | 16 | 43.75 | 28.92 | 1.25 | 0.00% |
| Carollia perspicillata | 8.50 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | 38.49 | 0.82 | 42.58% |
| Pteronotus parnellii | 8.16 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 55.41 | 0.41 | 24.22% |
| Desmodus rotundus | 8.15 | 13 | 1 | 14 | 7.14 | 30.91 | 1.14 | 0.00% |
| Sturnira lilium | 8.03 | 58 | 6 | 64 | 9.38 | 15.59 | 2.72 | 0.00% |
| Dermanura phaeotis | 8.01 | 35 | 1 | 36 | 2.78 | 19.69 | 2.06 | 0.00% |
| Oryzomys couesi | 7.73 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 12.95% |
| Ototylomys phyllotis* | 7.56 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10.00 | 36.55 | 0.89 | 0.00% |
| Sigmodon hispidus* | 7.28 | 36 | 4 | 40 | 10.00 | 18.81 | 2.18 | 0.00% |
| Peromyscus yucatanicus* | 7.25 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 61.71 | 0.32 | 18.78% |
| Didelphis virginiana | 7.12 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 61.71 | 0.32 | 18.78% |
| Didelphis marsupialis | 6.44 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0.00 | 28.92 | 1.25 | 53.37% |
| Philander opossum | 6.25 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14.29 | 43.42 | 0.67 | 0.00% |
| Centurio senex | 6.01 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Artibeus jamaicensis | 5.98 | 81 | 5 | 86 | 5.81 | 14.04 | 3.06 | 0.00% |
| Artibeus lituratus | 5.84 | 36 | 3 | 39 | 7.69 | 19.02 | 2.15 | 0.00% |
| Myotis keaysi | 5.61 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 12.95% |
| Chiroderma villosum | 5.56 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 50.52 | 0.50 | 29.30% |
| Saccopteryx bilineata | 5.30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Sciurus aureogaster | 5.23 | 71 | 8 | 79 | 10.13 | 40.75 | 0.74 | 42.58% |
| Baiomys musculus | 5.21 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 12.95% |
| Artibeus watsoni | 5.13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 12.95% |
| Choeroniscus godmani | 5.05 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 23.08 | 32.07 | 1.08 | 0.00% |
| Pteronotus personatus | 5.03 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 25.00 | 55.41 | 0.41 | 0.00% |
| Reithrodontomys mexicanus | 4.91 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Oryzomys rostratus | 4.87 | 22 | 1 | 23 | 4.35 | 24.21 | 1.59 | 0.00% |
| Micronycteris microtis | 4.23 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Oligoryzomys fulvescens | 4.20 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0.00 | 40.75 | 0.74 | 34.04% |
| Peromyscus leucopus | 3.80 | 22 | 4 | 26 | 15.38 | 22.84 | 1.71 | 0.00% |
| Sturnira ludovici | 3.79 | 24 | 1 | 25 | 4.00 | 23.26 | 1.67 | 0.00% |
| Vampyrodes caraccioli | 3.69 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Liomys pictus | 3.61 | 47 | 1 | 48 | 2.08 | 17.43 | 2.38 | 0.00% |
| Glossophaga commissarisi | 3.49 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 75.00 | 40.75 | 0.74 | 0.00% |
| Phyllostomus discolor | 3.48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 0.00% |
| Lonchorhina aurita | 3.48 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Platyrrhinus helleri | 3.36 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 61.71 | 0.32 | 18.78% |
| Uroderma bilobatum | 3.34 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 55.41 | 0.41 | 24.22% |
| Urocyon cinereoargenteus | 2.97 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Procyon lotor | 2.95 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Myotis velifer | 2.58 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 55.41 | 0.41 | 24.22% |
| Microtus mexicanus | 2.53 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | 28.06 | 1.31 | 67.03% |
| Myotis nigricans | 2.47 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 12.95% |
| Leptonycteris curasoae | 2.43 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 50.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 0.00% |
| Reithrodontomys fulvescens | 2.08 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0.00 | 21.37 | 1.86 | 75.02% |
| Neotoma Mexicana | 1.99 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0.00 | 50.52 | 0.50 | 29.30% |
| Eptesicus fuscus | 1.82 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Peromyscus levipes | 1.34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Sorex saussurei | 1.29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 61.71 | 0.32 | 18.78% |
| Osgoodomys banderanus | 1.21 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0.00 | 34.86 | 0.95 | 46.43% |
| Liomys irroratus | 1.16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0.00 | 40.75 | 0.74 | 42.58% |
| Myotis auriculus | 0.22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 12.95% |
| Tadaria brasiliensis | -0.09 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Peromyscus hylocetes | -0.28 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 12.95% |
| Antrozous pallidus | -0.34 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Peromyscus zarhynchus | -0.46 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 12.95% |
| Chaetodipus hispidus | -0.71 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0.00 | 55.41 | 0.41 | 24.22% |
| Peromyscus pectoralis | -0.73 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.00 | 70.13 | 0.22 | 12.95% |
| Neotomodon alstoni | -0.90 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0.00 | 25.90 | 1.45 | 69.24% |
| Baiomys taylori | -1.16 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 23.08 | 32.07 | 1.08 | 0.00% |
| Chaetodipus nelsoni | -1.24 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0.00 | 61.71 | 0.32 | 18.78% |
| Neotoma micropus | -1.27 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0.00 | 28.92 | 1.25 | 67.03% |
| Peromyscus maniculatus | -1.37 | 58 | 2 | 60 | 3.33 | 15.97 | 2.64 | 0.00% |
| Peromyscus eremicus | -1.41 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 0.00% |
| Perognathus flavus | -1.52 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
| Dipodomys merriami | -2.01 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | 82.00 | 0.11 | 6.70% |
*previously confirmed