Accepted taxon: Bdeogale nigripes
Accepted taxon: Bdeogale nigripes
| Taxon: |
Bdeogale nigripes |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Herpestidae | Bdeogale |
| 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 Bdeogale nigripes diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 15, CP (Crude Protein) 56, EE (Ether Extract) 15.
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 Bdeogale nigripes.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
20.83 |
Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
15.00 |
Ray,J., 2… |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Ray,J., 2… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Termitidae |
WHOLE |
6.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
5.00 |
Ray,J., 2… |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
4.17 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
1.67 |
Damuth, J… |
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 Bdeogale nigripes.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Animalivore
|
Animalivore
|
– 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
|
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Terrestrial
|
Terrestrial
|
– Ray, J. and Sunquist, M., 2001. Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores. Oecologia, 127(3), pp.395-408.
|
|
Temporal habits
|
nocturnal
|
nocturnal
|
– Ray, J. and Sunquist, M., 2001. Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores. Oecologia, 127(3), pp.395-408.
|
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Insectivore
|
Insectivore
|
– 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 Bdeogale nigripes.
| 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 Bdeogale nigripes.
| 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 Bdeogale nigripes.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Bdeogale nigripes |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bdeogale nigripes |
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 |
| Bdeogale nigripes |
Ray,J., 2001, Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bdeogale nigripes |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Bdeogale nigripes |
Ray,J., 2001, Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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