Accepted taxon: Fossa fossana
Accepted taxon: Fossa fossana
| Taxon: |
Fossa fossana |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Eupleridae | Euplerinae | Fossa |
| 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 Fossa fossana diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 15, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 13, CP (Crude Protein) 59, 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.
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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 Fossa fossana.
| 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 Fossa fossana.
| 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 Fossa fossana.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Fossa fossa |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Fossa fossana |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Fossa fossa |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Fossa fossa |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym |
Verified - Accepted |
| Fossa fossana |
Beaudrot, L., Acevedo, M.A., Gorczynski, D. and Harris, N.C., 2024. Geographic differences in body size distributions underlie food web connectance of tropical forest mammals. Scientific Reports, 14(1), pp.1-10. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Fossa fossana
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