Research Article

Temporal Foraging and Ranging Patterns Suggested the Niche Partitioning of Two Sympatric Herbivores, Axis axis and Bubalus bubalis, in the Nijhum Dweep National Park of Bangladesh

Table 2

Mean TDM (total distance moved per day) and TAR (total area ranged per day) with standard deviations of spotted deer and buffalos in the NDNP in 2018–19 (from Hossain 2020).

SeasonsSpotted deerBuffalo
TDM (km)TAR (km2)TDM (km)TAR (km2)

Summer1.94 (±0.29)0.29 (±0.09)2.15 (±0.99)0.22 (±0.16)
Monsoon2.34 (±0.26)0.61 (±0.17)1.80 (±0.46)0.14 (±0.10)
Winter2.11 (±0.36)0.55 (±0.15)1.80 (±0.28)0.16 (±0.05)
Year average2.13 (±0.33)0.48 (±0.19)1.92 (±0.61)0.17 (±0.11)
Range1.56–2.670.23–0.841.02–3.300.03–3.35