145 



Table 4-4. Estimated population densities of mammals at Ejido X-Hazii y Anexos compared with those 

 at six other study areas in Neotropical forests (summarized from Glanz [1990]). 









Study area 



. (no. inds./km^) 



















Sierra 













Cocha 



Cabassou, 



Chame, 



Tikal, 





This 



BCl, 



Guatopo, 



Cashu, 



French 



Guate- 



Guate- 



Taxa^ 



study' 



Panama' 



Venezuela'^ 



Peru' 



Guiana^ 



mala' 



mala" 



Didelphis 



Present 



47 



65 



55 



25-50 







Tamaiidua 



Present 



5 



6 



f 



7 







Dasypus 



Present 



53 



4 



7 



7 







Sciurus 



4.5-10.3 



180 



25 



25 



Common 



100 



> 9 



Orthogeomys* 



Present 















Agouti* 



Present 



40 



18 



3.5 



Common 



30 



8 



Dasyprocta* 



Present 



100 



63 



5.2 



Common 



30 



8 



Urocyon 



Present 















Nasua* 



1.0-3.9 



24 



i 



< 1 



Present 



15 



20 



Potos 



1.6-5.6 



20 



— 



20 



20-30 



20 



74 



Eira 



Present 



1.6 



2 



? 



Present 



1 



2 



Conepatus 



Present 















Tayassu* 



Present 



9.3 



0.19 



5.6 





10 





Mazama* 



Present 



2 



5.3 



2.6 





20^ 





Odocoileus* 



Present 



0.7 



— 



— 





20^ 





Includes only those mammals observed at Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos. * = game species at Ejido 



X-Hazil y Anexos. 



Range of values presented for three vegetation types. 



Barro Colorado Island; Glanz (1982). 



Eisenberg et al. (1979). 



Emmons (1987) and Terborgh (1983). 



Charles-Dominique et al. (1981). 



Hendrichs (1977). 



Cant (1977). 



? = Unknown. 



— = Does not occur. 



Mazama and Odocoileus combined. 



A final consideration involves the practice of keeping domestic animals. Maya Indians in the 

 Yucatan Peninsula have had access to pigs, chickens, horses, cattle, and other kinds of livestock since 



