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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Manis javanica

Accepted taxon: Manis javanica


Accepted taxon: Manis javanica
Taxon: Manis javanica
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PHOLIDOTA | Manidae | Manis | Paramanis
Reference: Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Manis javanica diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 3, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 29, CP (Crude Protein) 40, EE (Ether Extract) 24. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Manis javanica.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Termitidae WHOLE 50.00 Grzimek,B…
Formicidae WHOLE 33.33 Grzimek,B…
Formicidae LARVAE 16.67 Grzimek,B…

a. Standardized values. See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets. Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15. [DOI]


Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Manis javanica.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Insectivore Insectivore Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Brian K. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Manis javanica.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 15 - - 15 - 4,900 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 16 - 16 - - 3,660 - - Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Manis javanica.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Manis javanica.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Manis javanica McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Manis javanica Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Manis javanica Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Manis javanica Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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