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. 2021 Oct 11;21:276. doi: 10.1186/s12866-021-02337-5

Table 1.

Summary of animals and samples included in the present study

No. of Individuals No. of Locations Species Species (scientific) Characteristics Genus Family Diet Order
6 2a,b zebu Bos primigenius f. taurus

Ruminants

Social

Bos Bovidae Herbivores, feeding on grass, foliage, and plant products Artiodactyla
7 3a,b,c goat Capra aegagrus f. hircus

Ruminants

Social

Capra
10 2a,b sheep Ovis orientalis f. aries

Ruminants

Social

Ovis
3 1b eland Taurotragus oryx

NonRuminant

Solitary

Taurotragus
2 1b camel Camelus ferus f. bactrianus

Ruminants

Social

Camelus Camelidae
8 1b vicuna Vicugna vicugna f. pacos

NonRuminants

Social

Vicugna
2 1c elk Alces alces alces

NonRuminants

Solitary

Alces Cervidae
5 1c reindeer Rangifer tarandus fennicus

Ruminants

Social

Rangifer
14 1a wild boar Sus scrofa

NonRuminants

Social

Sus Suidae Omnivores, eating grass, leaves, roots, insects, worms
23 2b,d ring-tailed coati Nasua nasua

NonRuminants

Social

Nasua Procyonidae Omnivore Carnivora
21 2c,d racoon Procyon lotor

NonRuminants

Solitary

Procyon
2 1c black bear Ursus americanus

NonRuminants

Solitary

Ursus Ursidae
4 2c,d polar bear Ursus maritimus

NonRuminants

Solitary

Carnivore
2 1b meerkat Suricata suricatta

NonRuminants

Social

Suricata Herpestidae
13 1a donkey Equus asinus

Ruminants

Social

Equus Equidae Herbivores, feed on grasses, leaves, and other plant parts (hindgut fermenters) Perissodactyla
11 3a,b,c horse Equus ferus caballus

Ruminants

Social

4 1b zebra Equus quagga boehmi

NonRuminants

Social

2 1b tapir Tapirus terrestris

NonRuminants

Solitary

Tapirus Tapiridae
19 1d marmoset Callithrix jacchu

NonRuminants

Social

Callithrix Callitrichidae Omnivores, eating insects, fruit, and the sap or gum from trees Primates
1 1b emperor tamarin Saguinus imperator subgrisescens

NonRuminants

Social

Saguinus
3 1b white-lipped tamarin Saguinus labiatus

NonRuminants

Social

2 1c red-handed tamarin Saguinus midas

NonRuminants

Social

3 1b cotton-top tamarin Saguinus oedipus

NonRuminants

Social

5 1b squirrel monkey Saimiri sciureus

NonRuminants

Social

Saimiri Cebidae
2 1b Diana monkey Cercopithecus diana

NonRuminants

Social

Cercopithecus Cercopithecidae Omnivores, eating mainly fruits, but also flowers, leaves, bulbs and rhizomes, insects, snails, small mammals
1 1b black crested mangabey Lophocebus aterrimus

NonRuminants

Social

Lophocebus
6 1b celebes crested macaque Macaca nigra

NonRuminants

Social

Macaca
37 3b,c,d barbary macaque Macaca sylvanus

NonRuminants

Social

2 1e drill Mandrillus leucophaeus

NonRuminants

Social

Mandrillus
1 1f mandrill Mandrillus sphinx

NonRuminants

Social

3 1e hamadryas baboon Papio hamadryas

NonRuminants

Social

Papio
48 2g, b human Homo sapiens

NonRuminants

Social

Homo Hominidae Omnivores, with fruit as the preferred food among all but some human groups
1 1h bonobo Pan paniscus

NonRuminants

Social

Pan
56 2b, f chimp Pan troglodytes

NonRuminants

Social

6 1e Sumatran orangutan Pongo abelii

NonRuminants

Solitary

Pongo
12 2b, f white-handed gibbon Hylobates lar

NonRuminants

Social

Hylobates Hylobatidae Omnivores, eating mainly fruits, but also flowers, leaves and insects
10 2b, c ring-tailed lemur Lemur catta

NonRuminants

Social

Lemur Lemuridae Omnivores
11 2b, c red ruffed lemur Varecia rubra

NonRuminants

Social

Varecia Herbivorous, eating mainly fruits and leaves

A total of 38 different mammalian species were sampled across seven different locations in Germany. The table summarizes the number of animals per species, the locations where each species was sampled, the phylogeny of the species, their characteristic and dietary behavior

aArche Warder, bGettorf, cBerlin, dNeumuenster, eHagenbeck, fSchwaigern, gKiel, hLeipzig