Accepted taxon: Hemigalus derbyanus
Accepted taxon: Hemigalus derbyanus
| Taxon: |
Hemigalus derbyanus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Viverridae | Hemigalinae | Hemigalus |
| 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 Hemigalus derbyanus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 24, CP (Crude Protein) 51, EE (Ether Extract) 11.
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 Hemigalus derbyanus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
40.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
30.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
10.00 |
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 Hemigalus derbyanus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Temporal habits
|
nocturnal
|
nocturnal
|
– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
|
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Scansonal
|
Scansonal
|
– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
|
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Insectivore
|
Insectivore
|
– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore, 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, 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 Hemigalus derbyanus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
2 |
- |
- |
2 |
- |
795 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
3 |
- |
3 |
- |
- |
855.33 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Hemigalus derbyanus.
| 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 Hemigalus derbyanus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Hemigalus derbyanus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hemigalus derbyanus |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hemigalus derbyanus |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hemigalus derbyanus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Hemigalus derbyanus |
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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Hemigalus derbyanus
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