A Preliminary Survey of Medium- and Large-Sized Mammals and Their Conservation Status in the Asimba Forest Priority Area, Semiarid Highlands of Northern Ethiopia
Table 2
Mammal species recorded and their relative frequency observed during the survey period in Asimba forest.
Species name
NR
RF (%)
NRD
RFD (%)
NRW
RFW (%)
Oreotragus oreotragus
15
5.7
6
3.7
9
9.1
Canis aureus
19
7.2
14
8.5
5
5.1
Caracal caracal
9
3.4
7
4.3
2
2
Panthera pardus
13
4.9
8
4.9
5
5.1
Leptailurus serval
16
6.1
9
5.5
7
7.1
Galerella sanguinea
6
2.3
6
3.7
—
—
Crocuta crocuta
21
8
14
8.5
7
7.1
Ictonyx striatus
5
1.9
5
3
—
—
Mellivora capensis
6
2.3
5
3
1
1
Civettictis civetta
9
3.4
3
1.8
6
6.1
Procavia capensis
14
5.3
11
6.8
3
3
Lepus capensis
14
5.3
12
7.3
2
2
Papio hamadryas
53
20.2
34
20.7
19
19.2
Chlorocebus aethiops
51
19.4
21
12.8
30
30.2
Hystrix cristata
12
4.6
9
5.5
3
3
Total
263
164
99
Note. NR = number of records; RF = relative frequency; NRD = number of records in the dry season; RFD = relative frequency in the dry season; NRW = number of records in the wet season; and RFW = relative frequency in the wet season.
