Table 2 Dung beetle species and Omorgus sp. captured (total of all treatment). Exotic dung beetle species are depicted as ‘E’ and native species are depicted as ‘N’.
Species | Functional group | Winter (2022) | Winter (2023) | Spring | Summer | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bubas bisonE | Paracoprid | 107 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 7.74 |
Onthophagus taurusE | Paracoprid | 0 | 0 | 181 | 1409 | 82.55 |
Euoniticellus pallipesE | Paracoprid | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0.78 |
Euoniticellus fulvusE | Paracoprid | 0 | 0 | 3 | 59 | 3.22 |
Euoniticellus africanusE | Paracoprid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.05 |
Aphodius fimetariusE | Endocoprid | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0.42 |
Onitis alexisE | Paracoprid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.10 |
Digitonthophagus gazellaE | Paracoprid | 0 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 1.25 |
Onthophagus pentacanthusN | Paracoprid | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.10 |
Onthophagus dandaluN | Paracoprid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 3.79 |
Omorgus sp. (Family Trogidae) | – | 0 | 0 | 109 | 10 |
