TABLE 1.
Mammals whose fecal samples were collected for this studya
Diet group | Common name | Species | Family | No. of sampled individuals |
---|---|---|---|---|
Herbivore (polygastric ruminant) | African mouflon | Ammotragus lervia | Bovidae | 2 |
European bison | Bison bonasus | Bovidae | 2 | |
Banteng | Bos javanicus | Bovidae | 1 | |
Auroch | Bos primigenius | Bovidae | 1 | |
Cow | Bos taurus | Bovidae | 16 | |
Goat | Capra aegagrus hircus | Bovidae | 1 | |
Goat | Capra hircus | Bovidae | 4 | |
Nile lechwe | Kobus megaceros | Bovidae | 1 | |
Sheep | Ovis aries | Bovidae | 4 | |
Mouflon | Ovis musimon | Bovidae | 5 | |
Eland | Taurotragus oryx | Bovidae | 1 | |
Deer | Capreolus capreolus | Cervidae | 1 | |
Giraffe | Giraffa camelopardalis | Giraffidae | 2 | |
Herbivore (polygastric Tylopoda) | Camel | Camelus bactrianus | Camelidae | 2 |
Llama | Lama glama | Camelidae | 1 | |
Guanaco | Lama guanicoe | Camelidae | 3 | |
Alpaca | Vicugna pacos | Camelidae | 7 | |
Vicuna | Vicugna vicugna | Camelidae | 1 | |
Herbivore (polygastric nonruminant, 3 stomachs) | Pygmy hippopotamus | Hexaprotodon liberiensis | Hippopotamidae | 5 |
Hippopotamus | Hippopotamus amphibius | Hippopotamidae | 3 | |
Grey kangaroo | Macropus giganteus | Macropodidae | 1 | |
Herbivore (monogastric, <100 kg) | Hare | Lepus europaeus | Leporidae | 9 |
European rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | Leporidae | 4 | |
European beaver | Castor fiber | Castoridae | 2 | |
Patagonian mara | Dolichotis patagonum | Caviidae | 1 | |
Capybara | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris | Caviidae | 2 | |
Herbivore (monogastric, >100 kg) | African wild donkey | Equus africanus | Equidae | 4 |
Donkey | Equus africanus asinus | Equidae | 5 | |
Wild horse | Equus ferus | Equidae | 3 | |
Horse | Equus ferus caballus | Equidae | 10 | |
Grevy zebra | Equus grevyi | Equidae | 2 | |
Zebra | Equus quagga | Equidae | 2 | |
Asiatic tapir | Tapirus indicus | Tapiridae | 1 | |
Sudamerican tapir | Tapirus terrestris | Tapiridae | 3 | |
Asiatic elephant | Elephas maximus | Elephantidae | 2 | |
Carnivore | Wolf | Canis lupus | Canidae | 10 |
Dog | Canis lupus familiaris | Canidae | 25 | |
African wild dog | Lycaon pictus | Canidae | 1 | |
Wildcat | Felis silvestris | Felidae | 2 | |
Cat | Felis silvestris catus | Felidae | 4 | |
European lynx | Lynx lynx | Felidae | 1 | |
Lion | Panthera leo | Felidae | 2 | |
Asiatic lion | Panthera leo persica | Felidae | 1 | |
Jaguar | Panthera onca | Felidae | 1 | |
Leopard | Panthera pardus | Felidae | 1 | |
Tiger | Panthera tigris | Felidae | 3 | |
Meerkat | Suricata suricatta | Herpestidae | 1 | |
Fur seal | Arctocephalus pussilus pussilus | Otariidae | 1 | |
Sudamerican sea lion | Otaria flavescens | Otariidae | 1 | |
Grey seal | Halichoerus grypus | Phocidae | 2 | |
Red coati | Nasua nasua | Procyonidae | 1 | |
Brown bear | Ursus arctos | Ursidae | 4 | |
Armadillo | Chaetophractus villosus | Dasypodidae | 2 | |
Hedgehog | Erinaceus europaeus | Erinaceidae | 1 | |
Omnivore | Wild boar | Sus scrofa | Suidae | 8 |
Pig | Sus scrofa domesticus | Suidae | 10 | |
Pygmy marmoset | Callithrix pygmaea | Cebidae | 1 | |
Emperor tamarins | Saguinus imperator | Cebidae | 1 | |
Cotton-top tamarin | Saguinus oedipus | Cebidae | 1 | |
Saimiri | Saimiri boliviensis peruviensis | Cebidae | 1 | |
Goeldi tamarin | Callimico goeldii | Cebidae | 1 | |
Collared mangabey | Cercocebus torquatus | Cercopithecidae | 1 | |
Green cercopithecus | Chlorocebus pygerythrus | Cercopithecidae | 1 | |
Red-faced macaque | Macaca fuscata | Cercopithecidae | 1 | |
Mandrill | Mandrillue sphinx | Cercopithecidae | 1 | |
Human | Homo sapiens | Hominidae | 19 | |
Chimpanzee | Pan troglodytes | Hominidae | 1 | |
Bornean orangutan | Pongo pygmaeus | Hominidae | 1 | |
Macaque | Eulemur macaco | Lemuridae | 1 | |
Lemur | Lemur catta | Lemuridae | 2 | |
Red ruffed lemur | Varecia rubra | Lemuridae | 1 | |
Black-and-white ruffed lemur | Varecia variegata | Lemuridae | 1 | |
Wood mouse | Apodemus sylvaticus | Muridae | 5 | |
Mouse | Mus musculus | Muridae | 2 | |
Rat | Rattus rattus | Muridae | 6 | |
Piscivore | Dolphin | Delphinus delphis | Delphinidae | 3 |
Bottlenose dolphin | Tursiops truncatus | Delphinidae | 3 |
The number of sampled individuals per mammalian species and their diets are included.