Accepted taxon: Potos flavus
Accepted taxon: Potos flavus
| Taxon: |
Potos flavus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Procyonidae | Potos |
| 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 Potos flavus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 10, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 52, CP (Crude Protein) 23, EE (Ether Extract) 10.
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 Potos flavus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
36.19 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
19.68 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
EXUDATES |
17.94 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Ficus |
FRUIT |
10.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Aves |
EGGS |
4.76 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
NECTAR/JUICE |
3.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
3.17 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
1.59 |
Grzimek,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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Potos flavus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
13 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
2,144.62 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
13 |
13 |
- |
- |
- |
2,144.62 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
2,600 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Potos flavus.
| 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 Potos flavus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Potos favus |
Robinson,John G., 1986, Body Size, Diet, and Population Density of Neotropical Forest Mammals, The American Naturalist |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
MedellÃÂn,R. A., 1994, Mammal diversity and conservation in the Selva Lacandona, Chiapas, Mexico, Conservation Biology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
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 |
| Potos flavus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
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 |
| Potos flavus |
Herberstein, M.E., McLean, D.J., Lowe, E., Wolff, J.O., Khan, M.K., Smith, K., Allen, A.P., Bulbert, M., Buzatto, B.A., Eldridge, M.D. and Falster, D., 2022. AnimalTraits-a curated animal trait database for body mass, metabolic rate and brain size. Scientific Data, 9(1), p.265. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Potos flavus |
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 |
| Potos flavus |
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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