Table 2 Frequency of observation and distribution of large mammals among dominant habitat types at Dodola Community Conservation Area
From: The role of Dodola Community Conservation Area for large mammal conservation, Ethiopia
Family | species type | Number of animals sighted per given line transect distance walked | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DGAMF (3240Â km walked) | Erica (4000Â km walked) | Pl 320Â km walked | |||||
Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | Dry | Wet | ||
Bovidae | T. buxtoni | 80 | 41 | 70 | 125 | 0 | 0 |
T.s. meneliki | 93 | 100 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 55 | |
R. redunca | 8 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 16 | |
S. grimmia | 18 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 27 | 24 | |
O. oreotragus | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42 | 0 | 0 | |
Suidae | H. meinertzhageni | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ph. africanus | 45 | 81 | 22 | 42 | 101 | 95 | |
P. porcus | 12 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Felidae | P. pardus | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
F. serval | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
P. pardus(melanistic) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
canidae | C. simensis | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
C. mesomelas | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | |
C. aureus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
Vivarridea | C. civetta | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Herpestidae | I. albicauda | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Hyaenidae | C. crocuta | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 |
Mustelidae | M. capensis | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Colobidae | Ch. aethiops | 15 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 42 |
C. guereza | 160 | 131 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 71 | |
Cercopithecidae | P. anubis | 57 | 84 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Ch. djamdjamensis | 14 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Orycteropodidae | O. afer | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
Hystricidae | H. cristata | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Total no. of species per habitat | 21 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | |
Total number of individuals observed | 554 | 559 | 185 | 235 | 287 | 422 | |