Accepted taxon: Panthera leo
Accepted taxon: Panthera leo
| Taxon: |
Panthera leo |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Felidae | Pantherinae | Panthera |
| 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 Panthera leo diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 3, CP (Crude Protein) 71, 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 Panthera leo.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Tragelaphus strepsiceros |
WHOLE |
17.09 |
Everatt, … |
| Kobus ellipsiprymnus |
WHOLE |
14.95 |
Everatt, … |
| Syncerus caffer |
WHOLE |
11.59 |
Everatt, … |
| Artiodactyla |
WHOLE |
7.50 |
Damuth, J… |
| Cervus |
WHOLE |
7.41 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
7.04 |
Damuth, J… |
| Tragelaphus angasii |
WHOLE |
6.98 |
Everatt, … |
| Equus quagga |
WHOLE |
4.66 |
Everatt, … |
| Connochaetes |
WHOLE |
3.57 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aepyceros melampus |
WHOLE |
3.43 |
Everatt, … |
| Bovinae |
WHOLE |
2.58 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
2.22 |
Damuth, J… |
| Bovidae |
WHOLE |
1.85 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
1.84 |
Damuth, J… |
| Equus |
WHOLE |
1.84 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Giraffa camelopardalis |
WHOLE |
1.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Sus scrofa |
WHOLE |
0.93 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
0.85 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rhinocerotidae |
WHOLE |
0.61 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
0.55 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Hippopotamus amphibius |
WHOLE |
0.49 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Proboscidea |
WHOLE |
0.37 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Panthera leo.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
72 |
72 |
- |
- |
- |
155,900 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
158,000 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Panthera leo.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
8 |
- |
- |
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 Panthera leo.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Panthera leo |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera leo |
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 |
| Panthera leo |
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 |
| Panthera leo |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera leo |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera leo |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera leo |
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 |
| Panthera leo |
Everatt, K.T., Kokes, R., Robinson, H. and Kerley, G.I., 2023. Optimal foraging of lions at the human wildlands interface. African Journal of Ecology. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera leo |
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 |
| Panthera leo |
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 |
| Panthera leo |
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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