Accepted taxon: Proteles cristata
Accepted taxon: Proteles cristata
| Taxon: |
Proteles cristata |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Hyaenidae | Proteles |
| 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 Proteles cristata diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 5, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 32, CP (Crude Protein) 34, EE (Ether Extract) 26.
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 Proteles cristata.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Termitidae |
WHOLE |
29.82 |
De Vries,… |
| Nasutitermitinae |
WHOLE |
21.05 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Solifugae |
WHOLE |
7.02 |
De Vries,… |
| Isoptera |
WHOLE |
7.02 |
Damuth, J… |
| Araneae |
WHOLE |
5.61 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
LARVAE |
5.61 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Hodotermitidae |
WHOLE |
5.26 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
4.21 |
Damuth, J… |
| Silphidae |
WHOLE |
4.21 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Lepidoptera |
WHOLE |
2.81 |
Damuth, J… |
| Brachycera |
LARVAE |
2.81 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Scorpionidae |
WHOLE |
1.75 |
De Vries,… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
1.40 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
1.40 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Proteles cristata.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
6,690.49 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
4 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
6,690.49 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Proteles cristata.
| 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 Proteles cristata.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Proteles cristata |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Proteles cristatus |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Proteles cristatus |
Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Proteles cristata |
De Vries,JL, 2011, Extension of the diet of an extreme foraging specialist, the aardwolf (Proteles cristata), African Zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Proteles cristatus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Proteles cristatus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Proteles cristatus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Proteles cristata |
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 |
| Proteles cristata |
Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Proteles cristata |
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 |
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