MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Panthera onca

Accepted taxon: Panthera onca
Taxon:	Panthera onca
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 onca diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 3, CP (Crude Protein) 71, EE (Ether Extract) 18. 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 onca.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Tayassu	WHOLE	16.62	Damuth, J…
Tayassuidae	WHOLE	14.29	Trovati, …
Mammalia	WHOLE	10.95	Damuth, J…
Testudines	WHOLE	5.97	Damuth, J…
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	5.80	Damuth, J…
Tapiridae	WHOLE	4.94	Grzimek,B…
Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris	WHOLE	3.81	Nowak,R. …
Dasypus novemcinctus	WHOLE	2.86	Foster, R…
Nasua narica	WHOLE	2.71	Foster, R…
Cervus	WHOLE	2.60	Grzimek,B…
Tayassu pecari	WHOLE	2.56	Foster, R…
Pecari tajacu	WHOLE	2.41	Foster, R…
Cuniculus paca	WHOLE	2.26	Foster, R…
Mazama americana	WHOLE	2.03	Foster, R…
Crocodilia	WHOLE	1.90	Nowak,R. …
Bos taurus	WHOLE	1.88	Foster, R…
Primates	WHOLE	1.82	Grzimek,B…
Ovis aries	WHOLE	1.73	Foster, R…
Potos flavus	WHOLE	1.73	Foster, R…
Aves	WHOLE	1.71	Foster, R…
Rodentia	WHOLE	1.60	Foster, R…
Didelphis	WHOLE	1.58	Foster, R…
Iguana iguana	WHOLE	1.20	Foster, R…
Canis familiaris	WHOLE	0.98	Foster, R…
Tamandua mexicana	WHOLE	0.83	Foster, R…
Anura	WHOLE	0.78	Grzimek,B…
Carnivora	WHOLE	0.75	Foster, R…
Procyon lotor	WHOLE	0.68	Foster, R…
Artiodactyla	WHOLE	0.53	Foster, R…
Testudinidae	WHOLE	0.52	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 Panthera onca.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Temporal habits	diurnal	arrhythmic, diurnal, nocturnal	– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Scansonal, Terrestrial	– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âferos do Brasil 2Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Âª EdiÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Carnivore	Carnivore	– John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âferos do Brasil 2Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Âª EdiÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– John G. Robinson, Kent H. Redford, 1986, 'Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals', The American Naturalist, vol. 128, no. 5, p. 665, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÆ’Ã‚Âferos do Brasil 2Ãƒâ€šÃ‚Âª EdiÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â§ÃƒÆ’Ã‚Â£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,, Rodrigo A. Medellin, 1994, 'Mammal Diversity and Conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico', Conservation Biology, vol. 8, no. 3, pp. 780-799

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Panthera onca.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	61,000	109,500	158,000	-	Paglia,A.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	51,750	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Panthera onca.
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 Panthera onca.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Panthera onca	Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Panthera onca	Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Panthera unica	Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Panthera onca	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Felis onca	MedellÃƒÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Panthera onca	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 onca	Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America,	50: Synonym	Verified - Accepted
Panthera onca	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Panthera onca	Trovati, Roberto Guilherme, C. B. Campos, and B. A. Brito. "Nota sobre convergÃƒÂªncia e divergÃƒÂªncia alimentar de canÃƒÂdeos e felÃƒÂdeos (Mamalia: Carnivora) simpÃƒÂ¡tricos no Cerrado brasileiro." Neotropical Biology and Conservation 3, no. 2 (2008): 95-100.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Panthera onca	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Panthera onca	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Panthera onca	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 onca	Foster, R.J. and Harmsen, B.J., 2022. Dietary similarity among jaguars (Panthera onca) in a high-density population. Plos one, 17(10), p.e0274891.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Panthera onca	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 onca	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 onca	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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