MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Vulpes zerda

Accepted taxon: Vulpes zerda
Taxon:	Vulpes zerda
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CARNIVORA \| CANIFORMIA \| Canidae \| Vulpes
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 Vulpes zerda diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 18, CP (Crude Protein) 46, EE (Ether Extract) 20. 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 Vulpes zerda.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	25.00	Nowak,R. …
Rodentia	WHOLE	21.43	Nowak,R. …
Aves	WHOLE	17.86	Nowak,R. …
Aves	EGGS	14.29	Nowak,R. …
Squamata	WHOLE	10.71	Nowak,R. …
Orthoptera	WHOLE	7.14	Nowak,R. …
Insecta	WHOLE	3.57	Nowak,R. …

^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 Vulpes zerda.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore, Frugivore	– 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, Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Temporal habits	nocturnal and crepuscular	nocturnal and crepuscular	– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Insectivore	Carnivore, 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, Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Vulpes zerda.
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 Vulpes zerda.
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 Vulpes zerda.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Fennecus zerda	McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Fennecus zerda	Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Fennecus zerda	Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Fennecus zerda	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Fennecus zerda	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Vulpes zerda	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

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