170 

 females and their young are highly social and occur in large groups that on Barro Colorado Island had 

 4-20 individuals (Kaufmann, 1962; Smythe, 1970; Russell, 1981). Coatis are found in wooded areas 

 and forage in trees, as well as on the ground (Kaufmann, 1983; Kaufmann et al., 1976; Nowak and 

 Paradiso, 1983). 



At Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos, plant material (primarily fruits and seeds) composed 91.6% (29 

 taxa reported), by percent volume, of coati stomach contents, whereas animal material composed 8.4% 

 (19 taxa reported). A total of 49 taxa of food items were reported (Figure 5-1; Appendix P). Among 

 mammals at Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos, coatis ranked fourth among seven taxa in percent volume of 

 fruits and seeds in the diet and ranked first in the total number of taxa of food items consumed. At 

 8.4% by percent volume, coatis ranked first among seven taxa in the proportion of animal material in 

 the diet. Elsewhere, the diet consists of both plant and animal matter (Bisbal E., 1986; Chavez Le6n, 

 1983; Nowak and Paradiso, 1983). 



White-lipped peccaries are nocturnal frugivore-herbivores (Eisenberg, 1981). They are highly 

 social and can occur in large groups of several hundred individuals (Kiltie and Terborgh, 1983; 

 Leopold, 1977; Sowls, 1983, 1984). White-lipped peccaries occupy large home ranges and are found 

 in several habitat types, including desert scrub, arid woodlands, and rain forest (Donkin, 1985; 

 Grimwood, 1969; Nowak and Paradiso, 1983). These peccaries frequent waterholes. 



At Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos, plant material (primarily fruits and seeds) composed 100.0% (14 

 taxa reported), by percent volume, of white-lipped peccary stomach contents, whereas animal material 

 composed < 0.0% (trace amounts of three taxa reported). A total of 17 taxa of food items were 

 reported (Figure 5-1; Appendix Q). Among mammals at Ejido X-Hazil y Anexos, white-lipped 

 peccaries ranked third among seven taxa in percent volume of fruits and seeds in the diet and ranked 

 seventh in the total number of taxa of food items consumed. Elsewhere, the diet consists of cactus 

 fruit, berries, tubers, bulbs, rhizomes, grubs, snakes, and small vertebrates (Donkin, 1985; Kiltie, 

 1981; Nowak and Paradiso, 1983; Sowls, 1984). 



