Table 1 Specimens and measurements

Carnivora

Canidae

Alopex

lagopus

FMNH

1345

3

3

154.25

96.75

3.22

8.71

22.21

56.20

Carnivora

Canidae

Canis

mesomelas

NMV

C32235

3

3

147.25

124.38

5.90

7.54

38.05

64.82

Carnivora

Canidae

Canis

aureus

ZMB

52447

3

3

172.62

132.88

3.37

10.16

19.73

70.00

Carnivora

Canidae

Vulpes

vulpes

NMV

C25076

3

3

153.38

111.38

4.44

9.75

24.49

65.48

Carnivora

Canidae

Vulpes

vulpes

NMV

C25077

3

3

150.12

113.62

4.10

8.43

25.93

66.88

Carnivora

Felidae

Acinonyx

jubatus

FMNH

U31

2

1

52.62

36.50

4.80

11.41

23.39

108.60

Carnivora

Felidae

Neofelis

nebulosa

NMV

R11997

2

1

42.62

18.38

4.71

14.04

18.55

97.48

Carnivora

Herpestidae

Herpestes

ichneumon

ZMB

83028

3

2

144.25

101.12

2.87

6.04

29.46

41.70

Carnivora

Herpestidae

Mungos

mungo

NMV

R1555

3

2

120.25

80.62

2.70

4.46

31.16

32.81

Carnivora

Herpestidae

Suricata

suricatta

NMV

R2454

3

2

162.62

64.12

1.12

1.24

42.18

38.63

Carnivora

Herpestidae

Suricata

suricatta

NMV

R2486

3

2

143.12

77.25

0.76

1.67

24.43

38.57

Carnivora

Hyaenidae

Crocuta

crocuta

FMNH

30.196

2

1

76.12

55.88

4.77

18.92

14.76

123.00

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela

putorius

NMV

C22360

2

2

73.38

42.88

0.93

3.58

14.56

31.02

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela

putorius

NMV

C32788

2

2

76.38

37.25

1.30

2.96

23.72

32.84

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela

frenata

NMV

C11225

2

2

75.25

41.38

1.17

2.61

24.11

25.76

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela

frenata

NMV

C31304

2

2

60.50

38.88

1.23

2.41

27.03

18.32

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Mustela

lutreola

ZMB

94308

2

2

119.25

71.25

0.92

3.31

16.36

34.70

Carnivora

Mustelidae

Vormela

peregusna

SMNH

A91 5107

2

2

113.25

56.75

0.94

2.94

19.05

28.90

Carnivora

Viverridae

Genetta

genetta

SMNH

A58 042

3

2

143.88

139.50

2.21

3.60

40.45

34.90

Carnivora

Viverridae

Viverra

zibetha

NMV

C1845

3

2

129.62

83.88

2.83

5.36

27.82

37.51

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Dasycercus

cristicauda

NMV

C5364

4

4

251.88

188.25

1.34

1.80

36.59

22.65

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Dasycercus

cristicauda

NMV

C5356

4

4

238.38

180.50

1.42

1.55

42.40

22.83

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Dasyurus

geoffroii

NMV

C31515

4

4

212.12

170.62

2.03

3.67

28.93

38.99

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Dasyurus

geoffroii

NMV

C31560

4

4

218.50

158.62

2.04

4.70

23.45

42.60

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Dasyurus

maculatus

NMV

C6108

4

4

240.62

165.25

3.77

4.91

37.49

43.68

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Dasyurus

maculatus

NMV

C29669

4

4

224.50

152.50

2.52

5.54

24.45

49.65

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Dasyurus

hallucatus

MUZ

4735

4

4

214.88

162.25

2.43

3.30

36.38

31.62

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Dasyurus

viverrinus

MUZ

5737

4

4

214.88

168.75

5.98

9.26

32.86

39.72

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Phascogale

tapoatafa

NMV

C27059

4

4

292.88

204.88

1.84

2.27

38.99

28.73

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Phascogale

tapoatafa

NMV

C34784

4

4

301.62

190.25

1.37

2.20

31.91

24.13

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Sarcophilus

harrisii

NMV

C6232

4

4

169.75

114.62

4.83

11.01

23.69

83.50

Dasyuromorphia

Dasyuridae

Sarcophilus

harrisii

NMV

C6233

4

4

162.88

116.00

5.21

11.92

23.61

87.68

Dasyuromorphia

Thylacinidae

Thylacinus

cynocephalus

NMV

C5748

4

4

133.38

98.75

6.01

11.44

27.73

86.76

Dasyuromorphia

Thylacinidae

Thylacinus

cynocephalus

NMV

C5747

4

4

144.38

102.62

8.79

12.72

34.65

108.77