Accepted taxon: Ailurus fulgens
Accepted taxon: Ailurus fulgens
| Taxon: |
Ailurus fulgens |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Ailuridae | Ailurus |
| 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 Ailurus fulgens diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 21, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 17, EE (Ether Extract) 6.
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 Ailurus fulgens.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Bambusa |
STEM |
16.19 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
13.86 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
11.53 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
9.91 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Fagaceae |
SEED |
6.88 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Phyllostachys |
SHOOT |
4.21 |
Smith,A. … |
| Phyllostachys |
LEAF |
3.86 |
Smith,A. … |
| Chimonobambusa |
SHOOT |
3.33 |
Smith,A. … |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
3.27 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Chimonobambusa |
LEAF |
3.16 |
Smith,A. … |
| Poaceae |
SHOOT |
2.98 |
Smith,A. … |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
2.96 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Poaceae |
LEAF |
2.81 |
Smith,A. … |
| Sinarundinaria |
SHOOT |
2.28 |
Smith,A. … |
| Sinarundinaria |
LEAF |
2.11 |
Smith,A. … |
| Thamnocalamus |
SHOOT |
1.93 |
Smith,A. … |
| Thamnocalamus |
LEAF |
1.75 |
Smith,A. … |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
1.59 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
1.48 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
1.23 |
Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FLOWER |
0.88 |
Smith,A. … |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
0.74 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Acer |
SEED |
0.53 |
Smith,A. … |
| Fagus |
SEED |
0.35 |
Smith,A. … |
| Morus |
SEED |
0.18 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ailurus fulgens.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
5 |
5 |
- |
- |
- |
5,608 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ailurus fulgens.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
125 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
156 |
- |
- |
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 Ailurus fulgens.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Ailurus fulgens |
Samuels,J. X., 2008, Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents, Journal of Morphology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Airulus fulgens |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailurus fulgens |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailurus fulgens |
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 |
| Ailurus fulgens |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailurus fulgens |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailurus fulgens |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailurus fulgens |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Ailurus fulgens |
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 |
| Ailurus fulgens |
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 |
| Ailurus fulgens |
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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