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Appendix ES1. Raw data used in analyses including individual lists of small carnivore species assessed for each African country. 1 Country name Area (km²) Inhabitants GNP per GDP per Absolute Species per Species assessed as present 2 3 4 per km² inhabitant inhabitant number of 100,000 km² of species country 2,381,740 15.99 2,352.46 5,421.68 7 0.29 Algeria Genetta genetta, Herpestes ichneumon, Ictonyx libycus, Lutra lutra, Mellivora capensis, Mustela nivalis (PI), ‘Mustela putorius’ (PI) 1,246,700 14.89 1,158.08 6,183.59 22 1.76 Angola Aonyx capensis, Aonyx congicus, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus ansorgei, Cynictis penicillata, Genetta angolensis, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Helogale parvula, Herpestes flavescens, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Paracynictis selousi, Poecilogale albinucha, Suricata suricatta 112,622 87.70 439.39 763.47 15 13.32 Benin Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus platycephalus, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus (?), Nandinia binotata 581,726 3.66 4,300.17 7,040.05 18 3.09 Botswana Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Cynictis penicillata, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Paracynictis selousi, Poecilogale albinucha, Rhynchogale melleri (?), Suricata suricatta 274,000 65.01 294.17 576.55 15 5.47 Burkina Faso Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta pardina, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx libycus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo 27,830 391.24 66.13 232.36 10 35.93 Burundi Aonyx capensis (?), Atilax paludinosus, Genetta maculata, Herpestes ichneumon, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis (PE), Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poecilogale albinucha 475,442 43.22 802.95 1,192.75 21 4.42 Cameroon Aonyx capensis, Aonyx congicus, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale nigripes, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus platycephalus, Genetta cristata, Genetta genetta, Genetta

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Country name

1

Area (km²)

Inhabitants 2 per km²

GNP per 3 inhabitant

GDP per 4 inhabitant

Absolute number of species

Species per 100,000 km² of country

Central African Republic

622,984

8.29

270.98

419.63

21

3.37

Chad

1,284,000

8.72

345.74

868.63

11

0.86

Côte d'Ivoire

322,460

336.59

683.01

1,083.44

22

6.82

Democratic Republic of Congo

2,344,858

32.20

91.25

234.41

26

1.11

Djibouti

23,200

34.15

1,022.47

1,716.74

7

30.17


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Species assessed as present

maculata, Genetta servalina, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes naso, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poiana richardsonii Aonyx capensis, Aonyx congicus, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale nigripes, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus alexandri (?), Crossarchus platycephalus, Dologale dybowskii, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta servalina, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes naso, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poiana richardsonii Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx libycus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale nigripes, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus obscurus, Genetta bourloni, Genetta genetta, Genetta johnstoni, Genetta pardina, Genetta poensis, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Liberiictis kuhni, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poiana leightoni Aonyx capensis, Aonyx congicus, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale crassicauda, Bdeogale nigripes, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus alexandri, Crossarchus ansorgei, Dologale dybowskii, Genetta angolensis, Genetta maculata, Genetta piscivora, Genetta servalina, Genetta victoriae, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes naso, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poecilogale albinucha, Poiana richardsonii, Rhynchogale melleri (?) Civettictis civetta, Genetta abyssinica, Genetta genetta, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Mellivora capensis

Country name

1

Area (km²)



GDP per 4 inhabitant 2,989.65

Absolute number of species 5

Species per 100,000 km² of country 0.50

Egypt

1,001,449

85.17

1,089.17

Equatorial Guinea

28,051

25.10

752.84

29,332.34

14

49.91

Eritrea

117,600

53.01

136.36

498.58

12

10.20

Ethiopia

1,104,300

85.01

118.24

446.22

16

1.45

Gabon

267,668

6.13

4,224.87

10,242.12

17

6.35

Gambia

10,380

181.41

233.66

499.19

14

134.87

Ghana

238,534

105.64

396.43

1,592.09

17

7.13

Guinea

245,857

45.46

314.07

513.96

18

7.32

5


3


Herpestes ichneumon, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx libycus, Ictonyx striatus, Mustela subpalmata Aonyx congicus, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale nigripes, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus platycephalus, Genetta maculata, Genetta poensis, Genetta servalina, Herpestes naso, Herpestes sanguineus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Nandinia binotata, Poiana richardsonii Aonyx capensis, Genetta abyssinica, Genetta genetta,Genetta maculata, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx libycus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta abyssinica, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Helogale hirtula, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes ochraceus, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo Aonyx capensis, Aonyx congicus, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale nigripes, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus platycephalus, Genetta cristata (?), Genetta maculata, Genetta servalina, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes naso, Herpestes sanguineus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poiana richardsonii Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta genetta, Genetta pardina, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus obscurus, Genetta genetta, Genetta johnstoni, Genetta maculata, Genetta pardina, Genetta poensis, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Nandinia binotata Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta,

Country name

1

Area (km²)






Guinea-‐Bissau

36,125

45.98

168.59

532.25

14

38.75

Kenya

580,367

75.88

408.74

950.10

22

3.79

Lesotho

30,355

63.78

888.35

1,353.18

8

26.35

Liberia

111,369

35.82

110.28

442.89

16

14.37

Libya

1,759,540

3.41

5,397.89

14,179.45

3

0.17

Malawi

118,484

141.60

123.98

267.62

18

15.19

Mali

1,240,192

12.88

320.62

601.36

10

0.81


4


Crossarchus obscurus, Genetta bourloni, Genetta genetta, Genetta johnstoni, Genetta pardina, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Liberiictis kuhni (?), Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta pardina, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale crassicauda, Bdeogale jacksoni, Bdeogale omnivora, Civettictis civetta, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta servalina, Helogale hirtula, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes naso, Herpestes ochraceus, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poecilogale albinucha Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Cynictis penicillata (PE), Genetta genetta, Genetta tigrina, Herpestes pulverulentus, Ictonyx striatus, Poecilogale albinucha Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus obscurus, Genetta bourloni, Genetta genetta, Genetta johnstoni, Genetta pardina,Genetta poensis, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Liberiictis kuhni, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Nandinia binotata, Poiana leightoni Genetta genetta, Herpestes ichneumon, Ictonyx libycus Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale crassicauda, Civettictis civetta, Genetta angolensis, Genetta maculata, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Paracynictis selousi, Poecilogale albinucha, Rhynchogale melleri Genetta genetta, Genetta pardina, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx

Country name

1

Area (km²)






Mauritania

1,020,700

3.37

500.35

1,191.53

7

0.69

Morocco

446,550

73.11

1,601.88

2,976.19

7

1.57

Mozambique

801,590

30.06

254.81

607.55

19

2.37

Namibia

825,418

2.64

2,780.77

5,566.11

19

2.30

Niger

1,267,000

13.34

198.23

387.94

17

1.34

Nigeria

923,768

188.91

425.20

1,562.11

20

2.17

Republic of Congo

342,000

13.14

843.59

3,058.30

18

5.26


5


libycus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo Civettictis civetta, Genetta genetta, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ictonyx libycus, Ictonyx striatus, Mellivora capensis Genetta genetta, Herpestes ichneumon, Ictonyx libycus, Lutra lutra, Mellivora capensis, Mustela nivalis (PI), ‘Mustela putorius’ (PI) Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale crassicauda, Civettictis civetta, Genetta angolensis, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Paracynictis selousi, Poecilogale albinucha, Rhynchogale melleri Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Cynictis penicillata, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Helogale parvula, Herpestes flavescens, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes pulverulentus, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Paracynictis selousi, Poecilogale albinucha, Suricata suricatta Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta pardina, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes naso, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx libycus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Mungos mungo Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale nigripes, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus platycephalus, Genetta cristata, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes naso, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx libycus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata Aonyx congicus, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus alexandri (?), Crossarchus platycephalus, Genetta cristata (?),

Country name

1

Area (km²)






Rwanda

26,798

448.26

172.32

578.56

15

55.97

Senegal

196,723

67.61

620.28

1,048.84

16

8.13

Sierra Leone

71,740

78.24

215.58

681.31

15

20.91

Somalia

637,657

16.08

109.25

231.38

14

2.20

South Africa

1,221,037

39.80

4,608.95

8,043.03

20

1.64

Sudan and South 6 Sudan

644,329

54.08

668.62

1,480.15

18

2.79


6


Genetta maculata, Genetta poensis, Genetta servalina, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes naso, Herpestes sanguineus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poecilogale albinucha, Poiana richardsonii Aonyx capensis, Aonyx congicus, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta servalina, Genetta victoriae, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poecilogale albinucha Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta genetta, Genetta johnstoni, Genetta pardina, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx libycus, Ictonyx striatus, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus obscurus, Genetta bourlouni, Genetta johnstoni, Genetta pardina, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Nandinia binotata Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta abyssinica, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Helogale hirtula, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes ochraceus, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Cynictis penicillata, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta tigrina, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes pulverulentus, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Paracynictis selousi, Poecilogale albinucha, Rhynchogale melleri, Suricata suricatta Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Dologale dybowskii, Genetta abyssinica, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta servalina, Helogale parvula,

Country name

1

Area (km²)






Swaziland

17,364

80.82

1,838.44

2,601.61

13

74.87

Tanzania

945,203

51.06

263.15

579.75

21

2.22

Togo

56,785

125.99

301.92

506.55

13

22.89

Tunisia

163,610

66.23

2,676.30

4,125.19

4

2.44

Uganda

236,040

147.26

228.43

588.63

21

8.90

Western Sahara

264,300

2.04

x

x

3

1.14

Zambia

752,614

18.90

398.67

1,454.06

19

2.52

7


7

7


Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx libycus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta maculata, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Poecilogale albinucha, Rhynchogale melleri Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale crassicauda, Bdeogale jacksoni, Bdeogale omnivora, Civettictis civetta, Genetta angolensis, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta servalina, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes naso, Herpestes sanguineus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poecilogale albinucha, Rhynchogale melleri Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Civettictis civetta, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta thierryi, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis (PE), Mellivora capensis, Mungos gambianus, Nandinia binotata Genetta genetta, Herpestes ichneumon, Ictonyx libycus, Lutra lutra Aonyx capensis, Aonyx congicus, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale jacksoni, Civettictis civetta, Crossarchus alexandri, Dologale dybowskii, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Genetta servalina, Genetta victoriae, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Poecilogale albinucha Herpestes ichneumon, Ictonyx libycus, Mellivora capensis Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale crassicauda, Civettictis civetta, Genetta angolensis, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Helogale parvula, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis,

Country name

Zimbabwe

1

Area (km²)

390,757


33.74


338.32


819.24

8


18


4.61


Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Paracynictis selousi, Poecilogale albinucha, Rhynchogale melleri Aonyx capensis, Atilax paludinosus, Bdeogale crassicauda, Civettictis civetta, Cynictis penicillata, Genetta genetta, Genetta maculata, Herpestes ichneumon, Herpestes sanguineus, Ichneumia albicauda, Ictonyx striatus, Lutra maculicollis, Mellivora capensis, Mungos mungo, Nandinia binotata, Paracynictis selousi, Poecilogale albinucha, Rhynchogale melleri

Appendix 1 and Table 1 give notes on taxonomy, geographic information and sources used for species occurrence. (PE) = possibly extirpated; (PI) = possibly introduced; (?) presence uncertain, but species included in our analyses for the country in question. 1 Source: CIA (2013). https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-‐world-‐factbook/. Accessed 29 April 2013. 2 Source: CIA (2013). https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-‐world-‐factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html. Accessed 29 April 2013. 3 Source: http://www.studentsoftheworld.info/infopays/rank/PNB2.html. Accessed 29 April 2013. 4 Source: CIA (2013). https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-‐world-‐factbook/fields/2195.html. Accessed 29 April 2013 (all estimates for 2012 unless otherwise noted). 5 The attributes provided here correspond to the whole country, but the species list excludes Marbled Polecat Vormela peregusna which only occurs in the Sinai Peninsula. 6 Available information was insufficiently precise to allow species occurrence to be segregated between these two countries, which separated in 2011. 7 No data were available. 8 In 2009, the Zimbabwean dollar was taken out of circulation, making Zimbabwe’s GDP at the official exchange rate a highly inaccurate statistic (2012 estimate).


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