Association with humans and seasonality interact to reverse predictions for animal space use

Table 1 Banded mongoose population density, group size, and home range size in 7 ecosystems

Country	Site	Density^a	Group size^b^c	n^d	Home range^e	n^d	Study
Uganda	QENP^f		(max = 32)				[87]
		17	14 (11 – 23)	6	^g80 (38 – 130)	5	[45]
			14 (9 – 20)	14			[40]
			18 (9 – 27)	6			[42]
		16	12 (10 – 14)	10	76 (62 – 97)	10	[28]
		28		14			[88]
			^g14 (3 – 36)	10			[89]
			^g(8 – 44)	7			[90]
			16 (10 – 23)	8	^g88 (30 – 132)	8	[91]
			^g(7 – 44)	6			[92]
Tanzania	SNP^h	0.5					[47]
		2	^g15 (4 – 29)				[47]
Botswana	CNPⁱ	8	13 (11 – 23)	35	68 (39 – 134)	10	This study
	Syn^j		21 (10 – 27)	14	45 (37 – 98)	8	This study
	Apo^k		13 (11 – 15)	21	131; 194	2	This study
Zimbabwe	HNP^l		^g(18 – 35)				[93]
South Africa	KNP^m		(max = 75)				[94]
	MPNRⁿ	4.6	18 (10 – 25)	8			[95]
	VCNR^o	2.4					[96]

^akm ⁻²
^bMedian (inter-quartile range) unless stated otherwise. Estimated from raw data where provided
^cStudies may differ in including juveniles and sub-adults in counts, and in timing of counts
^dNumber of study groups
^eHectares (ha), median (inter-quartile range) unless otherwise stated
^fQueen Elizabeth National Park: Savanna grassland
^gMean (range)
^hSerengeti National Park: Short-grass plains; woodland
ⁱChobe National Park, Kasane, and Kazungula (overall): Woodland, riparian, urban
^jSynanthropic groups only
^kApoanthropic groups only
^lHwange National Park
^mKruger National Park
ⁿMosdene Private Nature Reserve Woodland, floodplain
^oVernon Crookes Nature Reserve: Savanna grassland, forest

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