Accepted taxon: Meles meles
Accepted taxon: Meles meles
| Taxon: |
Meles meles |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Mustelinae | Meles |
| 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 Meles meles diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 4, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 22, CP (Crude Protein) 52, EE (Ether Extract) 13.
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 Meles meles.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Oligochaeta |
WHOLE |
40.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
7.80 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Gastropoda |
WHOLE |
5.93 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
5.36 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
4.84 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
4.44 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
3.70 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Erinaceidae |
WHOLE |
3.70 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
3.49 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
3.27 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
3.05 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Mollusca |
WHOLE |
2.83 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Apoidea |
LARVAE |
2.40 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Vespidae |
LARVAE |
2.18 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Vertebrata |
CARRION |
1.96 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
1.83 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
1.70 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Fagaceae |
SEED |
1.53 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Meles meles.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
1 |
1 |
- |
- |
- |
12,000 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Meles meles.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
55 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
59 |
- |
- |
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 Meles meles.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Meles meles |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Meles meles |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Meles meles |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Meles meles |
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 |
| Meles meles |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Meles meles |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Meles meles |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Meles meles |
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 |
| Meles meles |
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 |
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Meles meles
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