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. 2020 Nov 10;86(23):e01864-20. doi: 10.1128/AEM.01864-20

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
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The number of sampled individuals per mammalian species and their diets are included.