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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Acinonyx jubatus

Accepted taxon: Acinonyx jubatus


Accepted taxon: Acinonyx jubatus
Taxon: Acinonyx jubatus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Felidae | Felinae | Acinonyx
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 Acinonyx jubatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 2, CP (Crude Protein) 58, EE (Ether Extract) 15. 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 Acinonyx jubatus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Artiodactyla WHOLE 30.83 Damuth, J…
Bovidae WHOLE 12.50 Grzimek,B…
Lepus WHOLE 12.50 Grzimek,B…
Gazella WHOLE 11.11 Krausman,…
Aepyceros melampus WHOLE 9.72 Krausman,…
Phacochoerus africanus WHOLE 7.50 Damuth, J…
Mammalia WHOLE 6.94 Grzimek,B…
Rodentia WHOLE 5.00 Damuth, J…
Aves WHOLE 3.89 Damuth, J…

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 Acinonyx jubatus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Carnivore Carnivore Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore Brian K. …
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial John L. G…
Temporal habits diurnal diurnal John L. G…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Acinonyx jubatus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 3 - - - 38,506.47 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 3 - - - 38,506.47 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 3 - - - 38,506.47 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Acinonyx jubatus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
OPD (l) n/a 1 1 - - - 7 - - Evans, Al…
OPD (u) n/a 2 2 - - - 10 - - Evans, Al…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Acinonyx jubatus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Acinonyx jubatus McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Acinonyx jubanis Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Acinonyx jubatus Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Acinonyx jubatus Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.” Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Acinonyx jubatus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Acinonyx jubatus Krausman, P.R. and Morales, S.M., 2005. Acinonyx jubatus. Mammalian Species, pp.1-6. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Acinonyx jubatus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Acinonyx jubatus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Acinonyx jubatus Law, C.J., Blackwell, E.A., Curtis, A.A., Dickinson, E., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Santana, S.E., 2022. Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals. Evolution. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Acinonyx jubatus 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
Acinonyx jubatus Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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