Accepted taxon: Panthera tigris
Accepted taxon: Panthera tigris
| Taxon: |
Panthera tigris |
| 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 tigris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 3, CP (Crude Protein) 71, EE (Ether Extract) 19.
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 tigris.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Sus scrofa |
WHOLE |
15.15 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Rusa unicolor |
WHOLE |
9.70 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Cervus |
WHOLE |
7.69 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Axis axis |
WHOLE |
5.99 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Rucervus duvaucelii |
WHOLE |
5.90 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Artiodactyla |
WHOLE |
5.52 |
Smith,A. … |
| Bos |
WHOLE |
4.71 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Axis porcinus |
WHOLE |
4.15 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Bos taurus |
WHOLE |
4.14 |
Smith,A. … |
| Bovinae |
WHOLE |
3.94 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
3.90 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Bos frontalis |
WHOLE |
3.47 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Boselaphus tragocamelus |
WHOLE |
3.24 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Equus caballus |
WHOLE |
2.76 |
Smith,A. … |
| Bubalus bubalis |
WHOLE |
2.23 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Muntiacus muntjak |
WHOLE |
2.22 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Capreolus |
WHOLE |
2.21 |
Smith,A. … |
| Semnopithecus entellus |
WHOLE |
1.64 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Bovidae |
WHOLE |
1.48 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Hystrix indica |
WHOLE |
1.15 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Ursus thibetanus |
WHOLE |
1.10 |
Smith,A. … |
| Proboscidea |
WHOLE |
1.05 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
0.96 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Rhinocerotidae |
WHOLE |
0.90 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
0.87 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Primates |
WHOLE |
0.75 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Homo sapiens |
WHOLE |
0.69 |
Smith,A. … |
| Ursus arctos |
WHOLE |
0.55 |
Smith,A. … |
| Lepus (Eulagos) |
WHOLE |
0.47 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
0.45 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
0.30 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Phasianidae |
WHOLE |
0.24 |
Ahmed, K.… |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
0.15 |
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 tigris.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
107,573.75 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
6 |
- |
6 |
- |
- |
143,000 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Panthera tigris.
| 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 tigris.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Panthera tigris |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera tigris |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera tigris |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera tigris |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera tigris |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera tigris |
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 tigris |
Ahmed, K. and Khan, J.A., 2022. Food habit of Tiger (Panthera tigris) in Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest of Dudhwa National Park, Uttar Pradesh, India. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 48(6), pp.715-720. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Panthera tigris |
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 tigris |
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 tigris |
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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