Otocyon megalotis (carnivore)
Mass: 3.2 kg based on Malcolm 1986, Stuart 1981, and Kamler et al. 2012
Diet: frugivore-invertivore based on Kamler et al. 2015; insectivore based on Malcolm 1986; invertivore-frugivore based on Stuart 1981
Abundance: 0.07 to 1.58% (median 0.37%)
Latitudinal range: -28.8° to -1.8°Habitats: (8), tropical/subtropical savanna (4)
Found in 12 samples
Kenya: Lainyamok
Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park (surrounding flatlands), Waterberg Plateau Park
South Africa: Equus Cave (Unit 1A), Equus Cave (Unit 1B), Boegoeberg 1, Plovers Lake, Equus Cave (Unit 2A), Equus Cave (Unit 2B)
Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Tli’ika
Zambia: Leopard's Hill Cave (Pre-Nachikufan)
Size measurements:
| ♀ body mass | 2520 kg | N = 5 | Malcolm 1986 |
| ♀ body mass | 3150 kg | N = 9 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♂ body mass | 2500 kg | N = 5 | Malcolm 1986 |
| ♂ body mass | 3250 kg | N = 20 | Stuart 1981 |
| body mass | 3700 kg | N = 22 | Kamler et al. 2012 |
| ♀ ear length | 119 mm | N = 18 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♂ ear length | 128 mm | N = 34 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♀ head and body length | 517 mm | N = 17 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♂ head and body length | 552 mm | N = 39 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♀ hind foot length | 125 mm | N = 20 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♂ hind foot length | 124 mm | N = 44 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♀ skull length | 112 mm | N = 23 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♂ skull length | 113 mm | N = 44 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♀ tail length | 255 mm | N = 20 | Stuart 1981 |
| ♂ tail length | 251 mm | N = 42 | Stuart 1981 |
See also Otocyon
Current reference:
Huckleberry et al. 2001 (ER 3215)