Unpublished comparative dataset used in:
Nunn, C.L. and R.A. Barton (in press). Allometric slopes and independent contrasts: a comparative test of Kleiber’s law in primate ranging patterns. American Naturalist.
| Species | Number Males |
Number Females |
Number Immatures |
Metabolic Needs |
Home Range Size (ha) |
| Lemur catta | 5.9 |
6.4 |
5 |
27.54 |
14.4 |
| Eulemur fulvus | 3.2 |
3.5 |
2.2 |
13.68 |
48.6 |
| Eulemur macaco | 4 |
3.1 |
2.5 |
15.02 |
5.3 |
| Hapelemur griseus | 1 |
1 |
2 |
2.77 |
11.3 |
| Varecia variegata | 2.5 |
3 |
1 |
15.7 |
110.2 |
| Avahi laniger | 1 |
1 |
1 |
2.57 |
1.9 |
| Propithecus verreauxi | 3 |
2.8 |
1.7 |
17.54 |
5.3 |
| Indri indri | 1 |
1 |
2.5 |
13.92 |
22.5 |
| Daubentonia madagascarensis | 1 |
1 |
1 |
5.24 |
35.6 |
| Perodicticus potto | 1 |
1 |
1 |
2.66 |
11.8 |
| Galago alleni | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0.98 |
12 |
| Galagoides demidoff | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0.42 |
0.9 |
| Galagoides zanzibaricus | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
| Otolemur crassicaudatus | 1 |
1 |
1 |
2.88 |
7 |
| Otolemur garnetti | 1 |
1 |
1 |
2.12 |
12 |
| Galago moholi | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0.72 |
8.1 |
| Tarsius bancanus | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0.54 |
3.1 |
| Tarsius spectrum | 1 |
1 |
1 |
0.64 |
1 |
| Callithrix humeralifer | 2.8 |
3.3 |
5 |
4.56 |
20.6 |
| Callithrix jacchus | 2.7 |
2.9 |
2.8 |
3.19 |
13.3 |
| Cebuella pygmaea | 1.5 |
1 |
3.8 |
0.94 |
0.7 |
| Saguinus fuscicollis | 1.5 |
1.5 |
2 |
1.9 |
34.3 |
| Saguinus labiatus | 2.2 |
1.6 |
3.1 |
3.38 |
26 |
| Saguinus mystax | 2 |
1.7 |
2.1 |
3.04 |
32.3 |
| Saguinus nigricollis | 1.2 |
1.2 |
3.5 |
2.54 |
45 |
| Saguinus oedipus | 2.6 |
1.9 |
1.4 |
2.94 |
15.7 |
| Callimico goeldii | 1 |
2 |
3 |
2.76 |
42.5 |
| Cebus albifrons | 2.8 |
6.5 |
10.8 |
32.55 |
137.5 |
| Cebus apella | 3.2 |
4.9 |
7.8 |
28.92 |
344 |
| Cebus capucinus | 2.6 |
4.5 |
8.9 |
28.22 |
86.3 |
| Cebus olivaceous | 1.1 |
6.5 |
11.4 |
30.9 |
257 |
| Aotus trivirgatus | 1.1 |
1 |
1.8 |
2.64 |
7.1 |
| Callicebus personatus | 1 |
1 |
4 |
5.41 |
4.7 |
| Callicebus moloch | 1 |
1 |
1.9 |
3.17 |
5.7 |
| Callicebus torquatus | 1 |
1 |
1.5 |
3.47 |
18.1 |
| Saimiri oerstedii | 4 |
8.9 |
16.3 |
18.42 |
62.6 |
| Saimiri sciureus | 2.7 |
7.9 |
18.9 |
18.21 |
149.3 |
| Chiropotes albinasus | 8 |
9 |
8 |
47.11 |
300 |
| Chiropotes satanas | 1.3 |
9 |
7 |
31.5 |
239 |
| Alouatta fusca | 1.1 |
1.9 |
2.8 |
16.37 |
5.4 |
| Alouatta palliata | 2.8 |
6.3 |
4.3 |
44.59 |
43.2 |
| Alouatta pigra | 1.4 |
1.6 |
2.5 |
22.79 |
73.2 |
| Alouatta seniculus | 1.8 |
2.2 |
2.9 |
22.08 |
12.1 |
| Ateles belzebuth | 4 |
11.5 |
8 |
96.25 |
441 |
| Ateles geoffroyi | 4 |
17 |
21 |
150.84 |
133.2 |
| Ateles paniscus | 4 |
11.8 |
12.5 |
120.56 |
206 |
| Brachyteles arachnoides | 7 |
7.1 |
8.4 |
98.04 |
294.7 |
| Lathothrix lagothricha | 5.8 |
8.2 |
7.8 |
85.46 |
544.8 |
| Macaca cyclopis | 1.1 |
3.4 |
7.5 |
31.43 |
19.5 |
| Macaca fascicularis | 4.6 |
10.6 |
16.1 |
73.14 |
69.3 |
| Macaca fuscata | 7.3 |
17.5 |
30.7 |
226.64 |
177.1 |
| Macaca maurus | 2.5 |
8.5 |
12.8 |
82.22 |
25 |
| Macaca mulatta | 9.1 |
23.8 |
35.6 |
254.73 |
396.2 |
| Macaca nemestrina | 2.4 |
14.9 |
28 |
144.12 |
355.2 |
| Macaca radiata | 6.9 |
9.9 |
16.9 |
90.36 |
188 |
| Macaca silenus | 3.1 |
7.1 |
7.4 |
63.13 |
50.7 |
| Macaca sinica | 2.6 |
6.2 |
12.4 |
46.95 |
51.8 |
| Macaca sylvanus | 5.2 |
7 |
17 |
154.72 |
798.8 |
| Macaca thibetana | 5.2 |
9.5 |
15.6 |
167.75 |
300 |
| Cercocebus albigena | 4.8 |
7.8 |
9 |
76.79 |
270.7 |
| Cercocebus atterimus | 3 |
5 |
11 |
60.19 |
59 |
| Cercocebus galeritus | 2.5 |
9.5 |
20.3 |
102.13 |
117.5 |
| Papio anubis | 9.1 |
17.5 |
31 |
372.76 |
1843.1 |
| Papio cynocephalus | 6.6 |
19.4 |
33.8 |
333.88 |
4564 |
| Papio hamadryas | 6.5 |
8.2 |
16.8 |
182.67 |
2800 |
| Papio ursinus | 6.6 |
13.9 |
22.2 |
324.82 |
1124.1 |
| Cercopithecus aethiops | 4.6 |
7.7 |
15.2 |
61.82 |
70.4 |
| Cercopithecus ascanius | 1 |
8.5 |
14.5 |
42.81 |
31.2 |
| Cercopithecus campbelli | 1 |
4 |
9.5 |
26.28 |
21.5 |
| Cercopithecus cephus | 1 |
2 |
5 |
15.15 |
34 |
| Cercopithecus diana | 1 |
7 |
14.8 |
50.19 |
105.5 |
| Cercopithecus mitis | 1.1 |
8.8 |
13.4 |
61.96 |
83.8 |
| Cercopithecus neglectus | 1 |
1.9 |
7.5 |
26.63 |
7.4 |
| Cercopithecus nictitans | 1 |
2 |
10 |
31.33 |
120.5 |
| Cercopithecus pogonias | 1 |
3 |
9 |
23.56 |
103 |
| Miopithecus talapoin | 13 |
21.3 |
75 |
118.88 |
121.6 |
| Erythrocebus patas | 1.2 |
10.4 |
16.6 |
103.57 |
2995 |
| Presbytis cristata | 1.3 |
15.6 |
13.8 |
95.31 |
20 |
| Presbytis entellus | 2.4 |
11.5 |
15.4 |
146.36 |
185.9 |
| Presbytis francoisi | 1 |
6.5 |
9 |
57.95 |
157 |
| Presbytis geei | 1.1 |
5.3 |
6.5 |
56.83 |
375 |
| Presbytis johnii | 1.3 |
3.1 |
4.5 |
44.28 |
161.6 |
| Presbytis melalophos | 1.1 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
37.33 |
24.9 |
| Presbytis obscura | 2 |
7 |
8 |
57.77 |
34.3 |
| Presbytis pileatus | 1.1 |
3.6 |
5.2 |
45.33 |
42.5 |
| Presbytis potenziani | 1 |
0.9 |
1.6 |
11.56 |
22 |
| Presbytis rubicunda | 1 |
2.3 |
2.8 |
19.4 |
64.4 |
| Presbytis vetulus | 1 |
3.8 |
2.7 |
26.19 |
4.4 |
| Pygathrix roxellanae | 22 |
66 |
89 |
947.44 |
3145 |
| Nasalis larvatus | 1 |
3.7 |
4.3 |
49.69 |
261 |
| Simias concolor | 1 |
1.9 |
1.5 |
17.32 |
14.4 |
| Colobus badius | 4.4 |
11.4 |
15.5 |
114.54 |
57.5 |
| Colobus guereza | 1.3 |
2.9 |
4 |
36.15 |
12.6 |
| Colobus polykomos | 2.8 |
4.8 |
5.2 |
52.25 |
36 |
| Colobus satanas | 2.2 |
5.5 |
4.7 |
51.44 |
71.8 |
| Procolobus verus | 2 |
3.3 |
3.2 |
21.75 |
26.5 |
| Hylobates agilis | 1 |
1 |
2.4 |
12.96 |
27 |
| Hylobates concolor | 1 |
1.9 |
3.4 |
22.85 |
87.5 |
| Hylobates hoolock | 1 |
1 |
1.4 |
12.15 |
24.2 |
| Hylobates klossi | 0.9 |
1 |
1.5 |
10.4 |
21.5 |
| Hylobates lar | 1 |
1 |
2 |
11.66 |
34.2 |
| Hylobates pileatus | 1 |
1 |
3 |
13.53 |
36 |
| Hylobates syndactylus | 1 |
1 |
2 |
19.65 |
26.5 |
| Pongo pygmaeus | 1 |
1 |
1 |
53.23 |
169.6 |
| Pan troglodytes | 6.7 |
12.4 |
15.9 |
487.82 |
1786.8 |
| Pan paniscus | 7 |
8.9 |
10.1 |
338.83 |
3475 |
| Gorilla gorilla | 1.8 |
4.4 |
9.5 |
411.1 |
2544.5 |
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