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Table 5 Summary statistics for the 25 carnivore species falling within the top 10 for any of phylogenetic diversity, evolutionary distinctiveness, or EDGE scores

From: Updating the evolutionary history of Carnivora (Mammalia): a new species-level supertree complete with divergence time estimates

Species

PD

PD Rank

ED

ED Rank

Red List status

EDGE

EDGE Rank

Monachus monachus

9.2

28

11.42

44

CR

5.29

1

Ailuropoda melanoleuca

17.2

8

21.24

7

EN

5.18

2

Urocyon littoralis

1.1

256

10.09

62

CR

5.18

2

Monachus schauinslandi

4.6

93

9.12

91

CR

5.09

4

Procyon pygmaeus

2.6

179

8.76

102

CR

5.05

5

Ailurus fulgens

35.0

2

35.36

2

VU

4.98

6

Viverra civettina

2.6

179

7.61

137

CR

4.93

7

Lynx pardinus

2.5

191

6.27

182

CR

4.76

8

Cynogale bennettii

10.0

24

12.97

30

EN

4.72

9

Lycaon pictus

6.6

58

9.69

74

EN

4.45

10

Pteronura brasiliensis

8.7

38

9.66

76

EN

4.45

10

Tremarctos ornatus

15.4

16

19.69

9

VU

4.42

13

Cryptoprocta ferox

18.0

6

19.11

11

VU

4.39

14

Nandinia binotata

53.2

1

53.38

1

LC

4.00

24

Prionodon linsang

10.9

22

32.09

3

LC

3.50

49

Prionodon pardicolor

10.9

22

32.09

3

LC

3.50

49

Potos flavus

24.0

3

24.95

5

LC

3.26

65

Taxidea taxus

20.6

4

21.19

8

LC

3.10

69

Arctogalidia trivirgata

18.0

6

19.21

10

LC

3.01

72

Bassaricyon alleni

16.5

9

18.02

14

LC

2.95

78

Bassaricyon beddardi

16.5

9

18.02

14

LC

2.95

78

Bassaricyon gabbii

16.5

9

18.02

14

LC

2.95

78

Bassaricyon lasius

16.5

9

18.02

14

DD

0.00

239

Bassaricyon pauli

16.5

9

18.02

14

DD

0.00

239

Odobenus rosmarus

20.4

5

21.40

6

DD

0.00

239

  1. CR: critically endangered; DD: data deficient; ED: evolutionary distinctiveness; EDGE: Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered; EN: endangered; LC: least concern; PD: phylogenetic diversity; VU: vulnerable.