MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Civettictis civetta

Accepted taxon: Civettictis civetta
Taxon:	Civettictis civetta
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CARNIVORA \| FELIFORMIA \| Viverridae \| Viverrinae \| Civettictis
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 Civettictis civetta diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 16, CP (Crude Protein) 50, 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 Civettictis civetta.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Aves	WHOLE	18.30	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	13.17	Damuth, J…
Rodentia	WHOLE	10.00	Damuth, J…
Arthropoda	WHOLE	9.52	Ray,J., 2…
Insecta	WHOLE	7.13	Damuth, J…
Reptilia	WHOLE	6.98	Damuth, J…
Mammalia	WHOLE	6.35	Ray,J., 2…
Ovis aries	WHOLE	5.56	Nowak,R. …
Vertebrata	CARRION	5.48	Damuth, J…
0	MINERAL	4.76	Ray,J., 2…
Animalia	WHOLE	3.17	Ray,J., 2…
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	2.31	Damuth, J…
Vertebrata	EGGS	2.12	Nowak,R. …
Anura	WHOLE	1.52	Nowak,R. …
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	1.23	Damuth, J…
Brachyura	WHOLE	1.21	Nowak,R. …
Amphibia	WHOLE	1.19	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 Civettictis civetta.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Temporal habits	nocturnal	nocturnal	– Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Ray, J. and Sunquist, M., 2001. Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores. Oecologia, 127(3), pp.395-408.
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	– Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Ray, J. and Sunquist, M., 2001. Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores. Oecologia, 127(3), pp.395-408.
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	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, Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Carnivore	Carnivore	– 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

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Civettictis civetta.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	2	2	-	-	-	10,050	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Civettictis civetta.
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 Civettictis civetta.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Civettictis civetta	Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Civettictis civetta	Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Civettictis civetta	Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Civettictis civetta	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
Civettictis civetta	Ray,J., 2001, Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Civettictis civetta	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Civettictis civetta	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Civettictis civetta	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Civettictis civetta	Ray,J., 2001, Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores, Oecologia	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Civettictis civetta	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
Civettictis civetta	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
Civettictis civetta	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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