Table 1 Species characteristics including morphometric data and behaviour used for calculation of animal vehicle collision probabilities.

From: Integrating large mammal behaviour and traffic flow to determine traversability of roads with heterogeneous traffic on a Central Indian Highway

Animal species

Average weight (kg)

Body length (max) (m)

Body width (m)

Mean group size

Maximum running speed (m/s)

Traversing speed (m/s)

Chital Axis axis

65

1.55

0.6

8.15

17.49

2.91

Gaur Bos gaurus

825

3.3

1

4.75

13.14

2.19

Leopard Panthera pardus

49.25

2.43

0.4

1

17.17

2.86

Sambar Rusa unicolor

202.5

2.1

0.8

2.85

16.82

2.80

Tiger Panthera tigris

173.75

3.1

0.6

1

17.08

2.84

Wild pig Sus scrofa

90

2

0.5

5.87

17.6

2.93

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