Accepted taxon: Martes flavigula
Accepted taxon: Martes flavigula
| Taxon: |
Martes flavigula |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Mustelinae | Martes |
| 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 Martes flavigula diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 6, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 15.
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 Martes flavigula.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Moschus |
WHOLE |
15.24 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
7.52 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Ochotona |
WHOLE |
5.23 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Artiodactyla |
WHOLE |
5.20 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Sus scrofa |
WHOLE |
4.29 |
Smith,A. … |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
3.63 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
3.40 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
3.19 |
Smith,A. … |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
2.91 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Cervus |
WHOLE |
2.86 |
Smith,A. … |
| Cornaceae |
FRUIT |
2.05 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Serpentes |
WHOLE |
1.73 |
Smith,A. … |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
1.52 |
Smith,A. … |
| Hovenia dulcis |
FRUIT |
1.50 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Sorbus |
FRUIT |
1.45 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Actinidia chinensis |
FRUIT |
1.43 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Naemorhedus |
WHOLE |
1.43 |
Smith,A. … |
| Schisandraceae |
FRUIT |
1.43 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
1.39 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
1.38 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Leopoldamys edwardsi |
WHOLE |
1.37 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Macroharpa |
FRUIT |
1.37 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Lardizabalaceae |
FRUIT |
1.29 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Niviventer confucianus |
WHOLE |
1.28 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Apodemus |
WHOLE |
1.25 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Sciuridae |
WHOLE |
1.22 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Diospyros lotus |
FRUIT |
1.20 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Ulmaceae |
FRUIT |
1.16 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Apoidea |
WHOLE |
1.15 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Berylmys bowersi |
WHOLE |
1.09 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Eothenomys |
WHOLE |
1.09 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
EXUDATES |
1.02 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Tragopan temminckii |
WHOLE |
0.98 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Rattus |
WHOLE |
0.97 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
0.96 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
0.92 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Chrysolophus pictus |
WHOLE |
0.88 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Actinidiaceae |
FRUIT |
0.86 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
0.84 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Niviventer fulvescens |
WHOLE |
0.78 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Paa |
WHOLE |
0.78 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Homoptera |
WHOLE |
0.71 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Passeriformes |
WHOLE |
0.69 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Mollusca |
WHOLE |
0.65 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Trimeresurus stejnegeri |
WHOLE |
0.62 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Crataegus |
FRUIT |
0.60 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Hymenoptera |
WHOLE |
0.60 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Amphibia |
WHOLE |
0.57 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Pucrasia macrolopha |
WHOLE |
0.56 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Crustacea |
WHOLE |
0.48 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
NECTAR/JUICE |
0.43 |
Smith,A. … |
| Actinidia |
FRUIT |
0.37 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Trimeresurus jerdonii |
WHOLE |
0.35 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Plantae |
SHOOT |
0.32 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Elaphe taeniurus |
WHOLE |
0.32 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FLOWER |
0.29 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Rana nigromaculata |
WHOLE |
0.27 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Lagomorpha |
WHOLE |
0.22 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Elaphodus cephalophus |
WHOLE |
0.20 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Capricornis milneedwardsii |
WHOLE |
0.18 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Aves |
EGGS |
0.14 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Hemiptera |
WHOLE |
0.09 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BUD |
0.06 |
Zhou, Y.B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BARK |
0.05 |
Zhou, Y.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 Martes flavigula.
| 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
|
Carnivore
|
Carnivore
|
– 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
|
– John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
|
|
Temporal habits
|
diurnal
|
diurnal
|
– 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 Martes flavigula.
| 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 Martes flavigula.
| 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 Martes flavigula.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Martes flavigula |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Martes flavigula |
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 |
| Martes flavigula |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Martes flavigula |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Martes flavigula |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Martes flavigula |
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 |
| Martes flavigula |
Zhou, Y.B., Newman, C., Buesching, C.D., Zalewski, A., Kaneko, Y., Macdonald, D.W. and Xie, Z.Q., 2011. Diet of an opportunistically frugivorous carnivore, Martes flavigula, in subtropical forest. Journal of Mammalogy, 92(3), pp.611-619. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Martes flavigula |
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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