Accepted taxon: Herpestes naso
Accepted taxon: Herpestes naso
| Taxon: |
Herpestes naso |
| 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 naso diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 17, CP (Crude Protein) 49, 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 Herpestes naso.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
25.00 |
Ray,J., 2… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
21.43 |
Ray,J., 2… |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
17.86 |
Ray,J., 2… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
14.29 |
Ray,J., 2… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
10.71 |
Ray,J., 2… |
| 0 |
MINERAL |
5.36 |
Ray,J., 2… |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
5.36 |
Ray,J., 2… |
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 Herpestes naso.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
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
|
diurnal
|
diurnal
|
– 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
|
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
|
|
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 Herpestes naso.
| 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 Herpestes naso.
| 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 Herpestes naso.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Herpestes naso |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Herpestes naso |
Ray,J., 2001, Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Herpestes naso |
Ray,J., 2001, Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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