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)

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Found in 12 samples

Kenya: Lainyamok (Middle Pleistocene)

Namibia: Waterberg Plateau Park (surrounding flatlands), Waterberg Plateau Park

South Africa: Equus Cave (Unit 1A) (Holocene), Equus Cave (Unit 1B) (Late Pleistocene), Boegoeberg 1 (Late Pleistocene), Plovers Lake (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 2A) (Late Pleistocene), Equus Cave (Unit 2B) (Late Pleistocene)

Tanzania: Ruaha National Park (dry season, random placement), Tliā€™ika

Zambia: Leopard's Hill Cave (Pre-Nachikufan) (Late Pleistocene)

Size measurements:
♀ body mass2520 kgN = 5Malcolm 1986
♀ body mass3150 kgN = 9Stuart 1981
♂ body mass2500 kgN = 5Malcolm 1986
♂ body mass3250 kgN = 20Stuart 1981
body mass3700 kgN = 22Kamler et al. 2012
♀ ear length119 mmN = 18Stuart 1981
♂ ear length128 mmN = 34Stuart 1981
♀ head and body length517 mmN = 17Stuart 1981
♂ head and body length552 mmN = 39Stuart 1981
♀ hind foot length125 mmN = 20Stuart 1981
♂ hind foot length124 mmN = 44Stuart 1981
♀ skull length112 mmN = 23Stuart 1981
♂ skull length113 mmN = 44Stuart 1981
♀ tail length255 mmN = 20Stuart 1981
♂ tail length251 mmN = 42Stuart 1981

See also Otocyon