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Table 1 Diet of carnivore assemblage analysed through percentage of occurrence and frequency of occurrence, central Mexico.

Species Puma concolor Panthera onca Leopardus wiedii Leopardus pardalis Puma yagouaroundi Nasua narica Urocyon cinereoargenteus
(n=54) (n=16) (n = 16) (n = 21) (n = 42) (n = 20) (n = 90)
PO FO PO FO PO FO PO FO PO FO PO FO PO FO
Mammals
Baiomys musculus - - - - - - 7.41 9.52 - - - - - -
Bassariscus astutus - - - - 6.67 6.25 - - 1.78 2.38 - - - -
Capra hircus 3.33 3.7 13.04 18.75 - - - - - - - - - -
Conepatus leuconotus - - 4.35 6.25 - - - - - - - - - -
Dasypus novemcinctus 38.33 42.59 39.13 56.25 6.67 6.25 7.41 9.52 5.36 7.14 - - - -
Didelphis virginiana 1.67 1.85 - - 6.67 6.25 3.7 4.76 - - - - - -
Geomyidae - - - - - - - - 1.79 2.38 - - - -
Liomys irroratus 1.67 1.85 - - 33.33 31.25 22.22 28.57 16.07 21.43 11.11 20 8.47 16.67
Nasua narica 25 27.78 13.04 18.75 - - - - - - - - - -
Odocoileus virginianus 5 5.56 4.35 6.25 - - - - 5.36 7.14 - - - -
Peromyscus maniculatus - - - - - - - - 1.79 2.38 - - 0.56 1.11
Peromyscus melanotis - - - - - - - - 1.79 2.38 - - - -
Peromyscus aztecus - - - - - - - - 3.57 4.76 - - 0.56 1.11
Peromyscus melanophrys - - - - - - - - 3.57 4.76 2.78 5 0.56 1.11
Peromyscus sp. - - - - - - 7.41 9.52 - - - - 1.69 3.33
Procyon lotor 1.67 1.85 4.35 6.25 - - - - 5.36 7.14 2.78 5 - -
Sciurus aureogaster - - - - 13.33 12.5 - - 1.79 2.38 - - 0.56 1.11
Sylvilagus cunicularius 6.67 7.41 - - 6.67 6.25 3.7 4.76 1.79 2.38 - - 1.13 2.22
Sylvilagus floridanus 6.67 7.41 13.04 18.75 - - 3.7 4.76 8.93 11.9 2.78 5 1.69 3.33
Sylvilagus spp. 3.33 3.7 - - 6.67 6.25 3.7 4.76 12.5 16.67 - - 1.13 2.22
Spermophilus variegatus - - - - - - - - 1.79 2.38 - - 1.13 2.22
Reitrodonthomys sp. - - - - - - - - 1.79 2.38 - - - -
Unidentified mammal 5 5.56 - - - - - - 1.79 2.38 - - - -
Reptiles
Ctenosaura pectinata 1.67 1.85 4.35 6.25 - - - - - - - - 0.56 1.11
Sceloporus sp. - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.56 1.11
Arthropods
Coleoptera - - - - - - - - 3.57 4.76 13.89 25 5.65 11.11
Crustacea - - - - - - - - - - - - 0.56 1.11
Formicidae - - - - - - 3.7 4.76 1.79 2.38 11.11 20 3.39 6.67
Hemiptera - - - - - - - - 1.79 2.38 - - - -
Orthoptera - - - - 13.33 12.5 18.52 23.81 3.57 4.76 36.11 65 24.86 48.89
Plants
Byrsonima crassifolia - - - - - - 3.7 4.76 1.79 2.38 2.78 5 1.13 2.22
Capsicum sp. - - - - - - - - - - 2.78 5 - -
Crescienta sp. - - - - - - - - - - - - 5.08 10
Ficus sp. - - - - - - 3.7 4.76 - - 2.78 5 5.08 10
Lysiloma sp. - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.13 2.22
Myrmeleon sp. - - - - 6.67 6.25 - - - - - - - -
Physalis sp. - - - - - - 3.7 4.76 - - - - 0.56 1.11
Psidium sp. - - - - - - 3.7 4.76 1.79 3.7 11.11 20 23.73 46.67
Zea mays - - - - - - - - - - - - 3.39 6.67
Unidentified plant 1 (seeds) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.69 3.33
Unidentified plant 2 (shells) - - - - - - - - - - - - 1.13 2.22
- - - - - - - - 1.79 \ 2.38 - - - -
Birds
Buteogallus antharacincus - - - - - - 3.7 4.76 - - - - - -
Seiurus sp. - - - - - - - - 1.79 2.38 - - - -
Strigidae - - - - - - - - 7.14 9.52 - - 3.95 7.78
Unidentified bird - - 4.35 6.25 - - - - - - - - - -

n, scats number.