MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Felis nigripes

Accepted taxon: Felis nigripes
Taxon:	Felis nigripes
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 nigripes diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 6, CP (Crude Protein) 61, EE (Ether Extract) 22. 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 nigripes.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Rodentia	WHOLE	30.00	Grzimek,B…
Aves	WHOLE	21.11	Damuth, J…
Mammalia	WHOLE	11.11	Damuth, J…
Araneae	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Reptilia	WHOLE	10.00	Damuth, J…
Insecta	WHOLE	8.89	Damuth, J…
Solifugae	WHOLE	8.89	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 Felis nigripes.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Temporal habits	nocturnal and crepuscular	nocturnal and crepuscular	– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
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: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	– 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 nigripes.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	5	-	-	5	-	1,600	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	3	-	3	-	-	1,100	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	3	-	-	3	-	2,000	-	-	Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Felis nigripes.
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 nigripes.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Felis nigripes	Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Felis nigripes	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
Felis nigripes	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Felis nigripes	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Felis nigripes	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Felis nigripes	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 nigripes	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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