Research Article

Foraging Ecology and Diurnal Activity Patterns of Klipspringer (Oreotragus oreotragus) in Yetefet Woyenat Forest, East Gojjam, Ethiopia

Table 1

Seasonal percentage contribution of plant species consumed by klipspringers during the dry and wet seasons.

Species consumedCommon nameFamilyRelative percentage
Wet season (%)Dry season (%)

Dovyalis abyssinicaAbyssinica gooseberryFlacourtiaceae13.112.7
Gymnosporia arbutifoliaConfettie treeCelastraceae19.619.6
Carissa edulisCarandas pulmApocynaceae21.323.5
Rosa abyssinicaAbyssinian roseRosaceae16.420.6
Myrsine africanaAfrican box woodMyrsinaceae10.611.9
Olea europeaWild oliveOleaceae8.46.9
Oplismenus compositusRunning mountain grassPoaceae4.92.9
Andropogon gayanusGamba grassPoaceae5.71.9
Total100100