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Table 3-12. Comparison of the biomasses of the Cerro Brujo mammals with the biomasses for the 

 same species at Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos. 





Cerro Brujo mammal collection 





X-Hazil Sur hunting inventory 







Minimum 



Percent of 









Percent of 





Percent 





number of 



total 



Biomass 



Percent of 



Total 



total 



Biomass 



of 



Species 



individuals 



individuals 



(kg) 



biomass 



individuals 



individuals 



(kg)' 



biomass 



Agouti 



204 



43.8 



408 



14.24 



35 



9.1 



96.8 



3.77 



Paca 



104 



22.3 



832 



29.04 



47 



12.2 



274.8 



1.07 



Aimadillo 



69 



14.8 



276 



9.63 



















Collared 



27 



5.8 



621 



21.68 



40 



10.4 



618.5 



2.41 



peccary 



















White- 



14 



3.0 



560 



19.55 



24 



6.2 



709.0 



2.76 



tailed deer 



















White- 



4 



0.9 



132 



4.61 



3 



0.8 



94.3 



3.67 



lipped 



















peccary 



















Brocket 



2 



0.4 



30 



1.05 



16 



4.2 



250.0 



9.72 



deer 



















Opossum 



1 



0.2 



1.8 



— 



















Rats^ 



27 



5.8 



3.0 



— 



















Other' 



14 



3.0 



— 



— 



220 



57.1 



527.2 



20.51 



Total 



466 



100.0 



2864 





385 



100.0 



2570.6 



100.0 



' Biomass based on 377 individuals (see Table 3-1). 

 ^ Sigmodon, Oryzomys, and Hopolomys . 



' At Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos, this category was composed of pocket gophers and coatis, whereas at Cerro Brujo, it was 

 composed of woolly (Caluromys) and mouse opossums (Marmosd). 



There are several possible explanations for these differences in the relative proportions by 

 biomass at which game were harvested at these two sites. One, the population densities of the game 

 species may be different (cf., Glanz, 1990, 1991). At Cerro Brujo, agoutis (43.8% of individuals 

 taken by hunters), pacas (22.3%), and armadillos (14.8%) comprised 60.8% of the mammals taken. 

 Coatis and pocket gophers were not taken. At Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos, coatis and pocket gophers 

 composed 57. 1% of the mammals harvested. This possibility will be discussed further in Chapter 4. 



