Dog and cat-related attacks on wildlife in the Metropolitan District of Quito, Ecuador: an integrative approach to reduce the impact

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Table 1. Taxonomic groups admitted to USFQ-WVH (2017–2022) because dog and cat attacks.

Class	Order	Total attacks	Dog attacks	Cat attacks
Bird	Pigeons (Columbiformes)	145	54	91
	Perching-birds (Passeriformes)	110	41	69
	Hummingbirds (Apodiformes)	33	5	28
	Rails (Gruiformes)	18	12	6
	Nightjars (Caprimulgiformes)	14	1	13
	Owls (Strigiformes)	6	6	0
	Falcons (Falconiformes)	5	4	1
	Raptors (Accipitriformes)	3	3	0
	Herons (Pelecaniformes)	2	2	0
	Parrots (Psittaciformes)	2	2	0
	Waterfowl (Anseriformes)	1	1	0
	Woodpeckers (Piciformes)	1	1	0
	Diving-birds (Suliformes)	1	1	0
Mammal	Opossums (Didelphimorphia)	46	42	4
	Carnivores (Carnivora)	9	9	0
	Rodents (Rodentia)	6	5	1
	Artiodactyls (Artiodactyla)	5	5	0
	Bats (Chiroptera)	4	1	3
	Cingulates (Cingulata)	3	3	0
	Rabbits (Lagomorpha)	1	0	1
Reptile	Snakes (Squamata)	8	3	5
	Turtles (Testudines)	6	5	1

Figure 1. Annual trend (2017–2022) of dog and cat attacks based on total number of wild animals admitted to USFQ-WVH. The increasing trend is highly significant (r² = 0.98; n = 5; p = 0.00). A solid black line represents the increasing tendency, and the dashed lines represent associated 95% confidence intervals.

Figure 2. Outcome of patients admitted to USFQ-WVH (2017–2022) according to attacks by dog or cat, and the taxonomic group.