Research Article
Feeding Habits and Activity Patterns of Grivet Monkey (Chlorocebus aethiops L.) in Batiero Church Forest, Northern Ethiopia
Table 1
Plant species contributing to the diet of grivet monkeys during the early dry and dry seasons.
| | Local name (Tigrigna) | Species name | Family | Type | Plant parts consumed | Early dry season (%) | Dry season (%) |
| | Tsadache’a | Acacia sieberiana D.C. | Fabaceae | Tree | S, B, Fl, L | 26.5 | 14.2 | | Tshidi | Juniperus procera Hochst. | Cupressaceae | Tree | S, L, B | 17.5 | 20.5 | | Akacha | Acacia mearnsii De Wild. | Fabaceae | Tree | Fl, L | 2.2 | 15.7 | | Tifraria | Sida schimperiana Hochst. | Malvaceae | Herb | L, S | 3.9 | 9.2 | | Ateat | Maytenus ovatus (Schweinf.) | Celastraceae | Shrub | B, L | 3.2 | 8.6 | | Kuenti | Cyperus bulbosus Vahl | Cyperaceae | Grass | R | — | 12.7 | | Mengolhats | Dovyalis abyssinica E.Mey. | Salicaceae | Tree | L, S | 1.6 | 8.6 | | Tehag | Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. | Poaceae | Grass | L | 7.2 | — | | Hareg | Zehneria scabra (L.f.) | Cucurbitaceae | Herb | L, S | 2.5 | 5.7 | | Ketketa | Dedonaea viscose Jacq. | Sapindaceae | Shrub | Fl, S, L | 2.7 | 4.8 | | Enkiuzibi | Galium aparinoides Forssk | Rubiaceae | Grass | S, L | 6.1 | — | | Efan | Vicia faba L. | Fabaceae | Crop | S, L | 5.3 | — | | Senday | Triticum aestivum L. | Poaceae | Crop | S, L | 6.4 | — | | Belus | Opuntia ficus-indica Mill | Cactaceae | Shrub | Fr | 3.5 | — | | Ater | Pisum sativum L. | Fabaceae | Crop | L, S | 3.5 | — | | Sigem | Hordeum vulgare L. | Poaceae | Crop | S, L | 3.0 | — | | Sifetsar | Eleusine jaegeri Gaertn | Poaceae | Grass | L | 1.9 | — | | Serdy | Pennisetum schimperi Steud | Poaceae | Grass | L | 1.6 | — | | Birisen | Lens culinaris Medikus | Fabaceae | Crop | S, L | 1.4 | — | | Total | | | | | 100% | 100% |
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Note: S = seed, B = bark, Fl = flower, L = leaf, Fr = fruit, and R = root.
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