Table 1.
No. of Individuals | No. of Locations | Species | Species (scientific) | Characteristics | Genus | Family | Diet | Order |
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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 |
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4 | 1b | zebra | Equus quagga boehmi |
NonRuminants Social |
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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 |
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2 | 1c | red-handed tamarin | Saguinus midas |
NonRuminants Social |
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3 | 1b | cotton-top tamarin | Saguinus oedipus |
NonRuminants Social |
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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 |
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2 | 1e | drill | Mandrillus leucophaeus |
NonRuminants Social |
Mandrillus | |||
1 | 1f | mandrill | Mandrillus sphinx |
NonRuminants Social |
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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 |
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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