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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Canis adustus

Accepted taxon: Canis adustus


Accepted taxon: Canis adustus
Taxon: Canis adustus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Canidae | Canis
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 Canis adustus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 54, EE (Ether Extract) 12. 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 Canis adustus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Arthropoda WHOLE 26.67 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 20.00 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata CARRION 18.89 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 16.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 11.11 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 6.67 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Canis adustus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Temporal habits nocturnal nocturnal John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Canis adustus.
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 Canis adustus.
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 Canis adustus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Canis adustus Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Canis adustus 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
Canis adustus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Canis adustus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Canis adustus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Canis adustus 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
Canis adustus Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

Citation for this page: [The MammalBase community 2026. / CC BY 4.0. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.7462864 Canis adustus , Accessed 16th April 2026 at https://mammalbase.net/me/14408]