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Table 4 Organism operational taxonomic units (oOTU) identified to their lowest taxonomic level, common name of oOTUs (*denotes common name of probable species) and the number of bobcat scats (out of a total of 31 total bobcat scats collected at Kofa National Wildlife Refuge) in which each oOTU was identified. Two oOTU’s were only identified to genus but had only one subordinate species known to be present within the study area. Each lowest oOTU is identified as being detected by the 12S or 16S marker (some were identified by both)

From: Beating the heat: ecology of desert bobcats

Total diet oOTUs

Common name

Taxonomic level

# scats

oOTUs 12S

oOTUS 16S

Ammospermophilus harrisii

Harris antelope squirrel

Species

1

 

Yes

Chaetodipus baileyi

Bailey's pocket mouse

Species

8

Yes

Yes

Chaetodipus californicus

California pocket mouse

Species

1

 

Yes

Neotoma lepida

Desert woodrat

Species

2

 

Yes

Mus (subgenus)

Mice

Subgenus

1

 

Yes

Lepus

Black-tailed jackrabbit*

Genus

8

 

Yes

Neotoma

Pack rats

Genus

1

 

Yes

Urocyon

Gray fox*

Genus

5

Yes

 

Canidae

Canids

Family

1

Yes

 

Cricetidae

New World rats and mice, hamsters, voles, lemmings

Family

8

  

Muroidea

Mice, rats, voles, hamsters, gerbils

Super family

17

 

Yes

Passeriformes

Perching birds

Order

21

Yes

Yes