MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus

Accepted taxon: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Taxon:	Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CARNIVORA \| FELIFORMIA \| Viverridae \| Paradoxurinae \| Paradoxurus
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 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 38, CP (Crude Protein) 17, EE (Ether Extract) 8. 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 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	14.69	Grzimek,B…
Coffea	SEED	9.52	Smith,A. …
Arecaceae	NECTAR/JUICE	4.76	Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida	SEED	4.08	Smith,A. …
Pyrus	FRUIT	3.81	Akrim, F.…
Tatera indica	WHOLE	3.68	Akrim, F.…
Gallus gallus	WHOLE	3.55	Akrim, F.…
Rubus fruticosus	FRUIT	3.42	Akrim, F.…
Ziziphus	FRUIT	3.28	Akrim, F.…
Vertebrata	EGGS	3.27	Grzimek,B…
Macaca mulatta	WHOLE	3.15	Akrim, F.…
Bos taurus	WHOLE	3.02	Akrim, F.…
Orthoptera	WHOLE	2.89	Akrim, F.…
Reptilia	WHOLE	2.86	Grzimek,B…
Rattus norvegicus	WHOLE	2.76	Akrim, F.…
Cornus	WHOLE	2.63	Akrim, F.…
Mus musculus	WHOLE	2.50	Akrim, F.…
Olea ferruginea	FRUIT	2.36	Akrim, F.…
Lepus nigricollis	WHOLE	2.23	Akrim, F.…
Diospyros lotus	FRUIT	2.10	Akrim, F.…
Vertebrata	WHOLE	2.04	Smith,A. …
Ziziphus jujuba	FRUIT	1.97	Akrim, F.…
Rattus rattus	WHOLE	1.84	Akrim, F.…
0	MINERAL	1.71	Akrim, F.…
Insecta	WHOLE	1.63	Grzimek,B…
Pyrus malus	FRUIT	1.58	Akrim, F.…
Prunus armeniaca	FRUIT	1.44	Akrim, F.…
Coriandrum sativum	SHOOT	1.31	Akrim, F.…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	1.18	Akrim, F.…
Themeda	STEM	1.05	Akrim, F.…
Citrullus lanatus	FRUIT	0.92	Akrim, F.…
Ficus carica	FRUIT	0.79	Akrim, F.…
Anacardiaceae	LEAF	0.53	Akrim, F.…
Citrus reticulata	FRUIT	0.39	Akrim, F.…
Ovis aries	WHOLE	0.26	Akrim, F.…
Triticum aestivum	STEM	0.13	Akrim, F.…

^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 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, 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
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Granivore	Frugivore-Granivore	– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	– A. R. Friscia, B. Van Valkenburgh, A. R. Biknevicius, 2007, 'An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, no. 1, pp. 82-100, Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Paradoxurus hermaphroditus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Paradoxurus hermaphroditus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
OPD (l)		n/a	2	2	-	-	-	48	-	-	Evans, Al…
OPD (u)		n/a	3	3	-	-	-	48	-	-	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 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. Ã¢â‚¬Å“High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.Ã¢â‚¬Â Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78Ã¢â‚¬â€œ81. doi:10.1038/nature05433.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	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
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	Akrim, F., Mahmood, T., Belant, J.L., Nadeem, M.S., Qasim, S., Dhendup, T., Fatima, H., Bukhari, S.A., Aslam, A., Younis, H. and Rafique, A., 2023. Niche partitioning by sympatric civets in the Himalayan foothills of Pakistan. PeerJ, 11, p.e14741.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	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
Paradoxurus hermaphroditus	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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