Research Article
Species Composition, Diversity, and Habitat Association of Medium- and Large-Sized Mammals in Chimit-Kolla, Abay Gorge, Ethiopia
Table 3
Habitat association and relative abundance of mammal species among habitats.
| | Scientific name | Habitat types | Total | RA (%) | | Riverine | Forest | WG |
| | Potamochoerus larvatus | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 2.2 | | Phacochoerus africanus | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 3.3 | | Oreotragus oreotragus | 0 | 8 | 6 | 14 | 5.1 | | Ourebi ourebi | 0 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 5.9 | | Tragelaphus scriptus | 2 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 4.4 | | Tragelaphus strepsiceros | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2.2 | | Sylvicapra grimmia | 2 | 12 | 8 | 22 | 8.1 | | Canis mesomelas | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 3.7 | | Leptailurus serval | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 1.8 | | Crocuta crocuta | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 4 | | Ichneumia albicauda | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1.5 | | Civettictis civetta | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2.2 | | Hystrix cristata | 3 | 5 | 20 | 28 | 10 | | Chlorocebus aethiops | 14 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 10.6 | | Papio anubis | 17 | 45 | 11 | 73 | 26.7 | | Colobus guereza | 13 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 6.6 | | Orycteropus afer | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1.1 | | Panthera pardus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.3 |
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WG = wooded grassland; RA = relative abundance.
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