Accepted taxon: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
Accepted taxon: Ailuropoda melanoleuca
| Taxon: |
Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Ursidae | Ailuropoda |
| 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 Ailuropoda melanoleuca diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 46, CP (Crude Protein) 16, EE (Ether Extract) 5.
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 Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Bambusa |
SHOOT |
27.78 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Bambusa |
LEAF |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Bambusa |
ROOT |
11.11 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Bambusa |
STEM |
11.11 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Phyllostachys |
LEAF |
7.41 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
6.48 |
Smith,A. … |
| Abies X phanerolepis |
BARK |
5.56 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
4.63 |
Smith,A. … |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
3.70 |
Smith,A. … |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
2.78 |
Smith,A. … |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
1.85 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
0.93 |
Smith,A. … |
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 Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Scansonal
|
Scansonal
|
– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
|
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Frugivore-Herbivore
|
Frugivore-Herbivore
|
– 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
|
crepuscular
|
crepuscular
|
– 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 Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
110,500 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
167 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
213 |
- |
- |
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 Ailuropoda melanoleuca.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
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 |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
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 |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
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 |
| Ailuropoda melanoleuca |
Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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