Accepted taxon: Felis margarita
Accepted taxon: Felis margarita
| Taxon: |
Felis margarita |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Felidae | Felinae | Felis |
| 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 Felis margarita diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 6, CP (Crude Protein) 62, EE (Ether Extract) 20.
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 Felis margarita.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
33.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Lepus |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Dipodidae |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
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 Felis margarita.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Terrestrial
|
Terrestrial
|
– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
|
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Carnivore
|
Carnivore
|
– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
|
|
Temporal habits
|
nocturnal
|
nocturnal
|
– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Felis margarita.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
2,100 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Felis margarita.
| 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 Felis margarita.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Felis margarita |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Felis margarita |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Felis margarita |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Felis margarita |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Felis margarita |
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 |
| Felis margarita |
Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Felis margarita
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