Having identified the dung as 1) being elongated and 2) being 10cm long, we will now do the following:

• using 10cm as the actual length of the dung, we will go down the list  to find a set of possible dung identifications
• comparing the actual shape of the dung to the sample we will identify the species

To do this:

• scroll down to a dung length of 10cm. The list is ascends by dung length
• and find the dung that looks like the sample

In this example, only the Baboon hyperlink is enabled. In the Ultimate Field Guide al the hyperlinks are active and species information can be accessed with a single click.

		Dung Length
Small Grey Mongoose Galerella pulverulenta		6 cm Deposited in small middens Contains insect exoskeletons and rodent hair
Leopard Panthera pardus		6-13 cm Contains hair and bone fragments Deposited in prominent places
Wild Dog Lycaon Pictus		7 cm often contains hair
Cheetah Acinonyx jubatus		7 cm
Large spotted Genet Genetta tigrina		8cm
Bushpig Potamochoerus porcus		8cm Deposited in middens
African Civet Civettictis civetta		8cm Contains millipede exoskeletons Deposited in middens near pathways
Aardwolf Proteles cristatus		8 cm Deposited and buried in covered middens Contains sand and termite heads
Spotted Hayena Crocuta crocuta		4-8cm Green when fresh, white  when old Deposited in middens
Brown Hayena Hyaena brunnea		8cm Dark when fresh, white when old, deposited in middens
Serval Felis serval		8 cm Grey, contains rodent fur Scratch marks on ground
Cape Fox Vulpes chama		9cm contains insect exoskeletons
Large Grey Mongoose Herpestes ichneumon		10 cm Contains rodent hair and small mammal remains
Baboon Papio cynocephalus ursinus		10cm
Lion Panthera Leo		12-15 cm Contains bone fragments and hair