Table 3.
Estimate of the number of roadkilled medium- and large-sized mammal individuals per species or taxonomic group per year for all paved roads in São Paulo State, Brazil.
| English name | Scientific name | Average | Median | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capybara | Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris | 5,435 | 4,051 | 1,793 | 15,595 |
| Crab-eating fox | Cerdocyon thous | 6,889 | 2,477 | 740 | 36,050 |
| European hare | Lepus europaeus | 7,018 | 2,464 | 788 | 29,976 |
| Nine-banded armadillo | Dasypus novemcinctus | 3,572 | 2,007 | 361 | 13,887 |
| Six-banded armadillo | Euphractus sexcinctus | 2,332 | 1,296 | 233 | 9,062 |
| Porcupine | Coendou sp. | 5,945 | 1,055 | 362 | 29,964 |
| Non Identified armadillo | Non Identified armadillo | 845 | 475 | 85 | 3,284 |
| Crab-eating raccon | Procyon cancrivorus | 857 | 499 | 139 | 3,136 |
| Non Identified armadillo | Dasypus sp. | 766 | 430 | 76 | 2,984 |
| Hoary fox | Lycalopex vetulus∗∗∗ | 457 | 338 | 84 | 1,692 |
| White-eared opossum | Didelphis albiventris | 1,113 | 340 | 121 | 5,823 |
| Opossum | Didelphis sp. | 801 | 258 | 96 | 4,041 |
| Giant anteater | Myrmecophaga tridactyla | 149 | 132 | 33 | 453 |
| Striped hog-nosed skunk | Conepatus semistriatus | 425 | 126 | 45 | 2,237 |
| Lesser grisson | Galictis cuja | 289 | 79 | 30 | 1,513 |
| Naked-tail armadillo | Cabassous sp. | 38 | 21 | 4 | 149 |
| South American coati | Nasua nasua | 100 | 41 | 26 | 402 |
| Agouti | Cuniculus paca | 39 | 18 | 8 | 144 |
| Maned wolf | Chrysocyon brachyurus | 156 | 84 | 75 | 585 |
| Non Identified mammal | NI mammal | 26 | 12 | 8 | 94 |
| Coypu | Myocastor coypus | 368 | 34 | 30 | 2,231 |
| Small spotted cat | Leopardus sp. | 78 | 6 | 6 | 554 |
| Jaguarundi | Herpailurus yagouaroundi | 74 | 5 | 5 | 553 |
| Black-and-gold howler monkey | Alouatta caraya | 50 | 15 | 15 | 304 |
| Marmoset | Callithrix sp. | 40 | 12 | 12 | 243 |
| Black-horned capuchin | Sapajus nigritus | 30 | 9 | 9 | 183 |
| Southern tamandua | Tamandua tetradactyla | 770 | 173 | 173 | 2,148 |
| Gray brocket deer | Mazama gouazoubira | 189 | 59 | 59 | 1,000 |
| Deer | Mazama sp. | 76 | 29 | 29 | 370 |
| Non Identified marsupial | Non Identified marsupial | 8 | 2 | 2 | 47 |
| Wild boar | Sus scrofa | 27 | 4 | 4 | 350 |
| Neotropical otter | Lontra longicaudis | 95 | 6 | 6 | 736 |
| Ocelot | Leopardus pardalis | 112 | 19 | 19 | 997 |
| Puma | Puma concolor | 47 | 21 | 21 | 376 |
| Southern tiger cat | Leopardus guttulus∗∗ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Unconfirmed squirrel | ∗NA | 156 | 5 | 5 | 2198 |
| Tyara | Eira barbara∗∗ | 26 | 1 | 1 | 367 |
| Unconfirmed porcupine | ∗NA | 61 | 16 | 16 | 658 |
| Unconfirmed rodent | ∗NA | 47 | 3 | 3 | 633 |
| Unconfirmed armadillo | ∗NA | 64 | 2 | 2 | 896 |
| Collared peccary | Pecari tajacu∗∗ | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 | 0.21 |
| Lowland tapir | Tapirus terrestris∗∗ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Brazilian guinea pig | Cavia aperea∗∗ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Unconfirmed giant river otter | ∗NA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unconfirmed sloth | ∗NA | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Unconfirmed howler monley | ∗NA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unconfirmed marsh deer | NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed capuchin monkey | ∗NA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unconfirmed lion tamarin | ∗NA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unconfirmed marmoset | ∗NA | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
| Unconfirmed puma | ∗NA | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Unconfirmed red brocket | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed collared peccary | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed white-eared opossum | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed margay | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed wild boar | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed jaguar/puma cub | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed jaguar cub | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed pig | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed black-pencilled marmoset | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unconfirmed primate | ∗NA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 39,605 | 16,662 | 5,563 | 175,963 |
Legend: Min = Minimum, Max = Maximum. Species with “∗” refers to Unconfirmed animal species which did not have reference values from Abra et al. (2018) and the Portuguese common names could not be validated by pictures into scientific names. Species with ∗∗ are considered underestimated, and species with ∗∗∗ are considered overestimated.