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Table 3 The relative abundance of medium and large-sized mammalian species in Michole Forest

From: Terrestrial medium and large-sized mammalian species diversity in Michole Community Protected Forest, southern Ethiopia

Common Name

Dry Season

Wet Season

Number of Mammals

Relative abundance

Number of mammals

Relative abundance

Anubis baboon

45

14.51

53

15.73

Vervet monkey

31

10.00

36

10.68

Colobus monkey

8

2.58

13

3.86

Common duiker

26

8.39

31

9.20

Bushbuck

5

1.61

11

3.26

Bushpig

11

3.55

17

5.04

Giant root-rat

30

9.68

26

7.72

Crested Porcupine

37

11.94

44

13.05

Common jackal

17

5.48

22

6.53

Spotted hyena

51

16.45

33

9.79

African civet

7

2.26

10

2.97

Common genet

8

2.58

4

1.19

White-tailed mongoose

16

5.16

10

2.97

African wildcat

4

1.29

6

1.78

Serval cat

4

1.29

3

0.89

Lion

2

0.65

4

1.19

Abyssinian hare

8

2.58

14

4.15

Total

310

100

337

100