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. 2021 Feb 2;256:108984. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.108984

Table 3.

Proportion of target taxa in camera trapping studies published from 1990 to 2020 based on a systematic search of key terms in ISI Web of Knowledge.

Taxa Percent of total articlesa
Mammal 82.9
Bird 5.9
Multiple taxa 5.7
Herpetofauna 1.7
Insect 0.2



Within mammal order diversity Percent of mammal category
Carnivore 45.9
Multiple Orders 26.8
Ungulate 13.2
Rodent 5.5
Primate 4.3
Marsupial 1.8
Other 2.3



Within carnivore family diversity Percent of carnivore category
Felidae 52.4
Multiple Families 17.7
Canidae 11.8
Ursidae 7.1
Mustelidae 6.8
Hyaenidae 1.3
Other 2.9
a

Percent of total articles does not add up to 100% (96.4%) because review articles were present in the database.