Accepted taxon: Herpestes ichneumon
Accepted taxon: Herpestes ichneumon
| Taxon: |
Herpestes ichneumon |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Herpestidae | Herpestes |
| 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 Herpestes ichneumon diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 14, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 7, CP (Crude Protein) 60, 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 Herpestes ichneumon.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Brachyura |
WHOLE |
13.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
13.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Amphibia |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
10.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
6.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
6.67 |
Damuth, J… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Herpestes ichneumon.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
132 |
- |
- |
132 |
- |
2,417.34 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
2,412.5 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
12 |
- |
- |
12 |
- |
2,953 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
166 |
- |
166 |
- |
- |
2,145.34 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
5 |
- |
5 |
- |
- |
2,640 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Herpestes ichneumon.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
41 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
59 |
- |
- |
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 Herpestes ichneumon.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Herpestes ichneumon |
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 |
| Herpestes ichneumon |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Herpestes ichneumon |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Herpestes ichneumon |
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 |
| Herpestes ichneumon |
Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.†Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Herpestes ichneumon |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Herpestes ichneumon |
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 |
| Herpestes ichneumon |
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 |
| Herpestes ichneumon |
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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