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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Hydrictis maculicollis

Accepted taxon: Hydrictis maculicollis


Accepted taxon: Hydrictis maculicollis
Taxon: Hydrictis maculicollis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Lutrinae | Hydrictis
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 Hydrictis maculicollis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 14, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 7, CP (Crude Protein) 66, EE (Ether Extract) 11. 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 Hydrictis maculicollis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Osteichthyes WHOLE 66.67 Damuth, J…
Anura WHOLE 33.33 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Hydrictis maculicollis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Aquatic, Terrestrial – Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Piscivore and Squid-Eater Piscivore and Squid-Eater – Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Animalivore Animalivore – Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Temporal habits diurnal arrhythmic, diurnal – Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation, 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 Hydrictis maculicollis.
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 Hydrictis maculicollis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Scat diameter mm 85 85 - - - 15 - 2 LariviÅ

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Hydrictis maculicollis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Hydrictis maculicollis Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Lutra maculicollis Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Lutra maculicollis Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Lutra maculicollis Larivière, Serge. "Aonyx capensis." Mammalian species (2001): 1-6. 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Lutra maculicollis Larivière, Serge. "Aonyx capensis." Mammalian species (2001): 1-6. 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Hydrictis maculicollis 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
Hydrictis maculicollis 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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