Mammals 'caught' in camera traps - in pictures

Bukit Barisan Selatan, Indonesia. Southern pig-tailed macaque (Macaca nemestrina), a vulnerable species. The first global camera trap mammal study has documented 105 species in nearly 52,000 images, from seven protected areas across the Americas, Africa and Asia Photograph: Conservation International

Bukit Barisan Selatan, Indonesia. Southern pig-tailed macaques (Macaca nemestrina), a vulnerable species. Analysis of the photographic data has helped scientists confirm that habitat loss and smaller reserves have a direct and detrimental impact on the diversity and survival of mammal populations Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Jaguar (Panthera onca), a near-threatened species. a trap network”, in the journal Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society. The study was led by Jorge Ahumada, ecologist with the Tropical Ecology Assessment and Monitoring Network (TEAM) at Conservation International Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), a vulnerable species. To gather data, 420 cameras were placed around the world, with 60 camera traps set up in each site at a density of one per every two square kilometres for a month in each site Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

White-lipped pecari (Tayassu pecari), a near-threatened species. After photos were collected from 2008-10, scientists categorised animals by species, body size and diet, among other things Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Udzungwa mountains, Tanzania. Lowe's servaline genet (Genetta servalina lowei) - a small African carnivore. Scientists found that larger protected areas and continuous forests tend to contain three similar attributes: a higher diversity of species; a greater variety of animal sizes, including populations of larger mammals, and a greater variety of diets among those mammals (insectivores, herbivores, carnivores, omnivores) Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Linnaeus's mouse opossum (Marmosa murina). This was the smallest animal photographed. Body length is approximately 4-5 inches with a tail of 5-8in. It weighs about 26g Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Udzungwa mountains, Tanzania. This African elephant (Loxodonta africana) was the largest animal photographed in the study, weighing 3,940kg Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Udzungwa mountains, Tanzania. African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Bwindi forest, Uganda. Common chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes), an endangered species Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

A poacher in Bwindi forest, Uganda Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Bwindi forest, Uganda. Mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei), an endangered species Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Nam Kading, Laos. Assam macaque (Macaca assamensis), a near threatened species Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Nam Kading, Laos. Indian muntjak (Muntiacus muntjak). This national protected area presented the lowest number of species diversity (13) and the highest level of habitat fragmentation Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

A poacher in Nam Kading Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

An ocelot (Leopardus pardalis) in Manaus, Brazil Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Manaus, Brazil. A giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla), a vulnerable species Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Manaus, Brazil. A South American tapir (Tapirus terrestris), a vulnerable species Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

A cougar (Puma concolor) in Volcan Barva, Costa Rica Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. The jaguar (Panthera onca) is largest cat in the western hemisphere and a near threatened species Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Volcan Barva, Costa Rica. A Baird's tapir (Tapirus bairdii) - a very rare and endangered species Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International

Protected areas in Brazil, Costa Rica, Indonesia, Laos, Suriname, Tanzania and Uganda were researched, making this not only the first global camera trap mammal study, but also the largest camera trap study of any class of animals Photograph: Wildlife Conservation Society/TEAM network/Conservation International