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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Ailurus fulgens

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 2. List of Standard Traits for Ailurus fulgens.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal, Scansonal – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411
Temporal habits nocturnal crepuscular, nocturnal – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Nowak, R.M., 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. 5th edJohns Hopkins Univ Press. Baltimore and London.
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore – A. R. Friscia, B. Van Valkenburgh, A. R. Biknevicius, 2007, 'An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, no. 1, pp. 82-100, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-Herbivore Frugivore-Herbivore – 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 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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