Table 1 Diet of carnivore assemblage analysed through percentage of occurrence and frequency of occurrence, central Mexico
From: Feeding interactions in an assemblage of terrestrial carnivores in central Mexico
Species | Puma concolor | Panthera onca | Leopardus wiedii | Leopardus pardalis | Puma yagouaroundi | Nasua narica | Urocyon cinereoargenteus | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
( n = 54) | ( n = 16) | ( n = 16) | ( n = 21) | ( n = 42) | ( n = 20) | ( n = 90) | ||||||||
PO | FO | PO | FO | PO | FO | PO | FO | PO | FO | PO | FO | PO | FO | |
Mammals | ||||||||||||||
Baiomys musculus | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.41 | 9.52 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bassariscus astutus | - | - | - | - | 6.67 | 6.25 | - | - | 1.78 | 2.38 | - | - | - | - |
Capra hircus | 3.33 | 3.7 | 13.04 | 18.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Conepatus leuconotus | - | - | 4.35 | 6.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Dasypus novemcinctus | 38.33 | 42.59 | 39.13 | 56.25 | 6.67 | 6.25 | 7.41 | 9.52 | 5.36 | 7.14 | - | - | - | - |
Didelphis virginiana | 1.67 | 1.85 | - | - | 6.67 | 6.25 | 3.7 | 4.76 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Geomyidae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | - | - |
Liomys irroratus | 1.67 | 1.85 | - | - | 33.33 | 31.25 | 22.22 | 28.57 | 16.07 | 21.43 | 11.11 | 20 | 8.47 | 16.67 |
Nasua narica | 25 | 27.78 | 13.04 | 18.75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Odocoileus virginianus | 5 | 5.56 | 4.35 | 6.25 | - | - | - | - | 5.36 | 7.14 | - | - | - | - |
Peromyscus maniculatus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | 0.56 | 1.11 |
Peromyscus melanotis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | - | - |
Peromyscus aztecus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.57 | 4.76 | - | - | 0.56 | 1.11 |
Peromyscus melanophrys | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.57 | 4.76 | 2.78 | 5 | 0.56 | 1.11 |
Peromyscus sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7.41 | 9.52 | - | - | - | - | 1.69 | 3.33 |
Procyon lotor | 1.67 | 1.85 | 4.35 | 6.25 | - | - | - | - | 5.36 | 7.14 | 2.78 | 5 | - | - |
Sciurus aureogaster | - | - | - | - | 13.33 | 12.5 | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | 0.56 | 1.11 |
Sylvilagus cunicularius | 6.67 | 7.41 | - | - | 6.67 | 6.25 | 3.7 | 4.76 | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | 1.13 | 2.22 |
Sylvilagus floridanus | 6.67 | 7.41 | 13.04 | 18.75 | - | - | 3.7 | 4.76 | 8.93 | 11.9 | 2.78 | 5 | 1.69 | 3.33 |
Sylvilagus spp. | 3.33 | 3.7 | - | - | 6.67 | 6.25 | 3.7 | 4.76 | 12.5 | 16.67 | - | - | 1.13 | 2.22 |
Spermophilus variegatus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | 1.13 | 2.22 |
Reitrodonthomys sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | - | - |
Unidentified mammal | 5 | 5.56 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | - | - |
Reptiles | ||||||||||||||
Ctenosaura pectinata | 1.67 | 1.85 | 4.35 | 6.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.56 | 1.11 |
Sceloporus sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.56 | 1.11 |
Arthropods | ||||||||||||||
Coleoptera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.57 | 4.76 | 13.89 | 25 | 5.65 | 11.11 |
Crustacea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0.56 | 1.11 |
Formicidae | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.7 | 4.76 | 1.79 | 2.38 | 11.11 | 20 | 3.39 | 6.67 |
Hemiptera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | - | - |
Orthoptera | - | - | - | - | 13.33 | 12.5 | 18.52 | 23.81 | 3.57 | 4.76 | 36.11 | 65 | 24.86 | 48.89 |
Plants | ||||||||||||||
Byrsonima crassifolia | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.7 | 4.76 | 1.79 | 2.38 | 2.78 | 5 | 1.13 | 2.22 |
Capsicum sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2.78 | 5 | - | - |
Crescienta sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5.08 | 10 |
Ficus sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.7 | 4.76 | - | - | 2.78 | 5 | 5.08 | 10 |
Lysiloma sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.13 | 2.22 |
Myrmeleon sp. | - | - | - | - | 6.67 | 6.25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Physalis sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.7 | 4.76 | - | - | - | - | 0.56 | 1.11 |
Psidium sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.7 | 4.76 | 1.79 | 3.7 | 11.11 | 20 | 23.73 | 46.67 |
Zea mays | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.39 | 6.67 |
Unidentified plant 1 (seeds) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.69 | 3.33 |
Unidentified plant 2 (shells) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.13 | 2.22 |
Birds | ||||||||||||||
Buteogallus antharacincus | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | - | - |
Seiurus sp. | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3.7 | 4.76 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Strigidae | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.79 | 2.38 | - | - | - | - |
Unidentified bird | - | - | 4.35 | 6.25 | - | - | - | - | 7.14 | 9.52 | - | - | 3.95 | 7.78 |