Table 1 Seed disperser and predator assemblages in the intact (Carlos Botelho, highlands – CB-High), moderately defaunated (Ilha do Cardoso – IC), and defaunated areas (Carlos Botelho, lowlands – CB-Low).

From: Synergistic effects of seed disperser and predator loss on recruitment success and long-term consequences for carbon stocks in tropical rainforests

Functional group

Species

Common names

Mass (kg)

CB - High (Non-def)

IC (Mod def)

CB - Low (Def)

Seed dispersers

Tapirus terrestris

Tapir

220

com

ex

fe

Brachyteles arachnoides

Muriqui

12

com

 

fe

Alouatta guariba

Howler monkey

8

com

com

fe

Aburria jacutinga

Jacutinga

1.2

com

com

com

Seed predators

Tayassu pecari

White-lipped peccary

35

fe

com

low

Pecari tajacu

Collared peccary

15

com

com

com

Cuniculus paca

Spotted Paca

5

com

com

com

Dasyprocta leporina

Red-rumped Agouti

3

low

com

com

Trinomys iheringi

Ihering´s Spiny Rat

0.4

com

com

com

Euryoryzomys russatus

Russet Rice Rat

0.2

com

com

com

Juliomys pictipes

Lesser Wilfred’s Mouse

0.02

com

 

com

Sooretamys angouya

Paraguayan rice rat

0.02

com

 

com

Thaptomys nigrita

Blackish Grass Mouse

0.01

com

 

com

Oligoryzomys nigripes

Black-footed Pygmy Rice Rat

0.01

com

com

com

Akodon montensis

Montane Grass Mouse

0.01

com

 

com

  1. ‘com’ indicates that the species is common in the area, “low” that it occurs in low density, “fe” that the species is functionally extinct, and “ex” that the species is extinct.