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. 2023 Feb 21;11:e14741. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14741

Table 1. Frequency of occurrence (FO) and relative frequency of occurrence (RFO) of food items in scats of Asian palm civet (n = 108) and small Indian civet (n = 44) in and near Pir Lasura National Park, Pakistan, 2014–2017.

Asian palm civet Small Indian civet
Food item FO RFO FO RFO
Wild animal
Indian Gerbil (Tatera indica) 19 9.8 7 11.3
Rhesus Monkey (Macaca mulatta) 8 4.2 0 0.0
Norway rat (Rattus norvegicus) 7 3.6 2 3.2
House mouse (Mus musculus) 6 3.1 3 4.8
Roof or house rat (Rattus rattus) 4 2.1 1 1.6
Desert hare (Lepus nigricollis dayanus) 5 2.6 0 0.0
Himalayan bulbul (Pycnonotus leucogenys) 0 0.0 2 3.2
House sparrow (Passer domesticus) 0 0.0 1 1.6
Amphibians 0 0.0 2 3.2
Snail (Cornu spp.) 7 3.6 0 0.0
Insects (Orthoptera) Grasshopper 7 3.6 1 1.6
Insects (Coleoptera) beetle 2 1.0 0 0.0
Sub-total 65 33.7 19 30.7
Domestic animal
Chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) 13 6.7 9 14.5
Cattle (Bos taurus) 7 3.6 0 0.0
Sheep (Ovis aries) 1 0.5 0 0.0
Sub-total 8 10.9 9 14.5
Plants
Wild Himalayan pear (Dhandali) (Pyrus pashia) 53 27.5 15 24.2
Blackberry (Aakharay) (Rubus fruticosus) 11 5.7 5 8.1
Jujube (Ziziphus oxyphylla) 10 5.2 2 3.2
Olea (Kov) (Olea ferruginea) 6 3.1 2 3.2
Jujube (aka bara bair) (Ziziphus jujube) 4 2.1 0 0.0
Date-plum (Diospyros lotus) 4 2.1 1 1.6
Loquat (Eriobotrya japonica) 0 0.0 3 4.8
Loonder grass (Themeda anathera) 2 1.0 0 0.0
Apple (Pyrus malus) 2 1.0 3 4.8
Apricot (Khobani) (Prunus amrmeniaca) 2 1.0 0 0.0
Wild fig (Ficus carica) 2 1.0 0 0.0
Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) 2 1.0 1 1.6
Coriander (Dhania) (Coriandrum sativum) 2 1.0 0 0.0
Indian ash tree (Kumlo) (Lannea coromandelica) 1 0.5 0 0.0
Orange (Citrus reticulate) 1 0.5 0 0.0
Wheat (Triticum aestivum) 1 0.5 0 0.0
Sub-total 103 53.4 32 51.6
Grit 3 1.6 1 1.6
Artificial matter 1 0.5 1 1.6