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. 2021 Jan 13;50(5):990–1002. doi: 10.1007/s13280-020-01443-4

Table 1.

Carnivore species potentially found in Sibiloi with English, Daasanach and scientific names. Global IUCN Status (LC: Least Concern; NT: Near Threatened; VU: Vulnerable) and Population trend obtained from www.iucnredlist.org. Species-specific traits: body mass, activity period and population density (following panTHERIA, Jones et al. 2009), social organization (following Dalerum 2007), and size of prey [following Gittleman 1985: Very small (< 1 kg), Small (1–10 kg), Medium (10–100 kg), Large (100–400 kg)]

Species IUCN Traits
English name Daasanach name Scientific name Status Population trend Body mass (kg) Activity period Population density (number/m2) Social organization Size of prey
Caracal Kasaante' Caracal caracal LC Unknown 12 Nocturnal Flexible Very small
Cheetah Gosoch Acinonyx jubatus VU Decreasing 51 Diurnal 0.01 Solitary Medium
Jackal* Baich Canis anthus LC Decreasing 10 Nocturnal-Crepuscular 0.23 Flexible Very small
Canis mesomelas Stable 8 Nocturnal-Crepuscular 0.74 Flexible Small
Leopard Mo'r dhatka' Panthera pardus VU Decreasing 52 Nocturnal-Crepuscular 0.07 Flexible Medium
Lion Luoch Panthera leo VU Decreasing 159 Nocturnal 0.11 Group Large
Spotted hyaena Lool Crocuta crocuta LC Decreasing 63 Nocturnal 0.12 Group Large
Striped hyaena Na'gera Hyaena hyaena NT Decreasing 35 Nocturnal-Crepuscular Flexible Very small**

*Jackal includes African golden wolf/Black-backed jackal (see “Materials and methods” section)

**Primarily scavenger on carcasses of large vertebrates, supplemented by hunting small vertebrates