Table 1.
Seed disperser and predator assemblages in the intact (Carlos Botelho, highlands – CB-High), moderately defaunated (Ilha do Cardoso – IC), and defaunated areas (Carlos Botelho, lowlands – CB-Low).
| Functional group | Species | Common names | Mass (kg) | CB - High (Non-def) | IC (Mod def) | CB - Low (Def) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seed dispersers | Tapirus terrestris | Tapir | 220 | com | ex | fe |
| Brachyteles arachnoides | Muriqui | 12 | com | fe | ||
| Alouatta guariba | Howler monkey | 8 | com | com | fe | |
| Aburria jacutinga | Jacutinga | 1.2 | com | com | com | |
| Seed predators | Tayassu pecari | White-lipped peccary | 35 | fe | com | low |
| Pecari tajacu | Collared peccary | 15 | com | com | com | |
| Cuniculus paca | Spotted Paca | 5 | com | com | com | |
| Dasyprocta leporina | Red-rumped Agouti | 3 | low | com | com | |
| Trinomys iheringi | Ihering´s Spiny Rat | 0.4 | com | com | com | |
| Euryoryzomys russatus | Russet Rice Rat | 0.2 | com | com | com | |
| Juliomys pictipes | Lesser Wilfred’s Mouse | 0.02 | com | com | ||
| Sooretamys angouya | Paraguayan rice rat | 0.02 | com | com | ||
| Thaptomys nigrita | Blackish Grass Mouse | 0.01 | com | com | ||
| Oligoryzomys nigripes | Black-footed Pygmy Rice Rat | 0.01 | com | com | com | |
| Akodon montensis | Montane Grass Mouse | 0.01 | com | com |
‘com’ indicates that the species is common in the area, “low” that it occurs in low density, “fe” that the species is functionally extinct, and “ex” that the species is extinct.