Table 1 Number of studies and species identified by closest continent to study site

From: A global synthesis and assessment of free-ranging domestic cat diet

Closest continent

Number of studies

Number of species

Africa

48

171

Antarctica

6

20

Asia

22

141

Australia

215

1058

Europe

75

292

North America

144

498

South America

25

89

  1. There was a total of 533 studies, however, several included samples from two or more continents. Further, we identified a total of 2,084 unique species but multiple species were identified in studies conducted across several continents (e.g., house mouse identified as a prey item on all 7 continents). Thus, we do not expect these numbers to add up to the total number of unique studies or distinct species.
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