MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rusa timorensis

Accepted taxon: Rusa timorensis
Taxon:	Rusa timorensis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Cervidae \| Cervinae \| Rusa
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 Rusa timorensis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 29, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 10, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Rusa timorensis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Poaceae	STEM	38.89	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	22.22	Grzimek,B…
Asystasia gangetica	LEAF	6.06	Kayat, K.…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	5.56	Nowak,R. …
Urochloa reptans	SHOOT	5.45	Kayat, K.…
Urochloa subquadripara	SHOOT	4.85	Kayat, K.…
Albizia lebbeck	LEAF	4.24	Kayat, K.…
Heteropogon contortus	SHOOT	3.64	Kayat, K.…
Barleria prionitis	LEAF	3.03	Kayat, K.…
Leersia hexandra	SHOOT	2.42	Kayat, K.…
Themeda triandra	SHOOT	1.82	Kayat, K.…
Festuca rubra	SHOOT	1.21	Kayat, K.…
Bothriochloa bladhii	SHOOT	0.61	Kayat, K.…

^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 Rusa timorensis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Marcus Cl…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Marcus Cl…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rusa timorensis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	57,340	-	-	Wimberly,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Rusa timorensis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa	nan	cm	10	10	-	-	-	14	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width	nan	cm	10	10	-	-	-	4	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull	nan	cm	10	10	-	-	-	29	-	-	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 Rusa timorensis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Cervus timorensis	Clauss,M., 2002, Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end, Oecologia	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Cervus timoriensis	Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Cervus timorensis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Rusa timorensis	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Cervus timorensis	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Rusa timorensis	Kayat, K., Pudyatmoko, S., Maksum, M. and Imron, M.A., 2017. Potensi Konflik Penggembalaan Kuda pada Habitat Rusa Timor (Rusa timorensis Blainville 1822) di Kawasan Tanjung Torong Padang, Nusa Tenggara Timur. Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan, 11(1), pp.4-18.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Rusa timorensis	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
Rusa timorensis	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
Rusa timorensis	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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