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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rangifer tarandus

Accepted taxon: Rangifer tarandus


Accepted taxon: Rangifer tarandus
Taxon: Rangifer tarandus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Cervidae | Capreolinae | Rangifer
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 Rangifer tarandus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 22, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 16, EE (Ether Extract) 5. 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 Rangifer tarandus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 17.72 Damuth, J…
Ascomycota SHOOT 15.87 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida STEM 13.23 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 11.11 Nowak,R. …
Poaceae STEM 6.08 Damuth, J…
Betula LEAF 5.56 Grzimek,B…
Fungi SHOOT 5.56 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BARK 4.76 Smith,A. …
Salix LEAF 4.76 Grzimek,B…
Bryophyta SHOOT 4.23 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida BUD 3.17 Grzimek,B…
Eriophorum LEAF 2.65 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 2.38 Grzimek,B…
Cyperaceae LEAF 1.59 Grzimek,B…
Pteridophyta LEAF 0.79 Smith,A. …
Equisetophyta SHOOT 0.53 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Rangifer tarandus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Mixed feeder Herbivore-Grazer,Herbivore-Mixed feeder A. Myster…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore A. Myster…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rangifer tarandus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 1 1 - - - 240,000 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 108,170 - - Wimberly,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Rangifer tarandus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa nan cm 7 7 - - - 15 - - Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width nan cm 7 7 - - - 6 - - Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull nan cm 7 7 - - - 34 - - Quibod, M…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Rangifer tarandus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Rangifer tarandus Mysterud,Atle, 2000, The Relationship between Ecological Segregation and Sexual Body Size Dimorphism in Large Herbivores, Oecologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus Clauss,M., 2010, Convergence in the macroscopic anatomy of the reticulum in wild ruminant species of different feeding types and a new resulting hypothesis on reticular function, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus 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
Rangifer tarandus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus 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
Rangifer tarandus Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus 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
Rangifer tarandus Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rangifer tarandus Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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