Understanding activity and habitat use are important for identifying mechanisms facilitating species co‐occurrence. We studied habitat use and activity patterns of caracals (Caracal caracal) and servals (Leptailurus serval), primarily nocturnal, mid‐sized felids that prey extensively on small mammals and co‐occur in portions of sub‐Saharan Africa. Spatial and temporal patterns of segregation were investigated in a 1,085‐km² area of Serengeti National Park, Tanzania from 2010–2012. We used occupancy analysis to quantify habitat use and kernel density estimators and Mardia–Watson–Wheleer tests to analyse activity patterns. We found evidence for habitat divergence but high temporal overlap between species. Servals selected for grassland and avoided shrubland and wooded grassland. In contrast, the findings showed that caracals avoided grassland and woodland–shrubland; however, 73% of caracals were detected in wooded grassland. Overall, caracals and servals co‐occurred independently, Species Interaction Factor, (phi = 1). This indicates that differential use of habitats in part facilitated coexistence of caracals and servals. Proper management of the declining grasslands including other habitats are recommended to facilitate continued coexistence. Additional studies, including feeding ecology, would be important to further understand mechanisms facilitating coexistence between caracals and servals.

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坦桑尼亚塞伦盖蒂国家公园of骨和骨的时空重叠

了解活动和栖息地的使用对于确定促进物种共生的机制很重要。我们研究了car（Caracal caracal）和（Leptailurus serval）的栖息地利用和活动模式，主要是夜行的中型猫科动物，它们广泛捕食小型哺乳动物，并在撒哈拉以南非洲的某些地区共生。在1085 km ^2内研究了隔离的时空格局2010-2012年，坦桑尼亚塞伦盖蒂国家公园区域。我们使用占用率分析来量化栖息地的使用和内核密度估计量，并使用Mardia–Watson–Wheleer检验来分析活动模式。我们发现了栖息地存在差异但物种之间存在高度时间重叠的证据。val选择为草原，避免灌木丛和树木繁茂的草原。相比之下，研究结果表明car虫避开了草原和林地-灌木丛；但是，在林木草地上发现了73％的car骨。总体而言，car和共同独立地发生，物种相互作用因子（phi = 1）。这表明生境的不同使用在一定程度上促进了ac族和族的共存。建议对包括其他栖息地在内的退化草地进行适当管理，以促进持续共存。其他研究，