Accepted taxon: Tragelaphus scriptus
Accepted taxon: Tragelaphus scriptus
| Taxon: |
Tragelaphus scriptus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Bovinae | Tragelaphus |
| 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 Tragelaphus scriptus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 51, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 4.
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 Tragelaphus scriptus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
21.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
12.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
8.00 |
Damuth, J… |
| Maytenus |
LEAF |
5.13 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Maytenus |
FRUIT |
2.70 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Maytenus |
SHOOT |
2.43 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Cyperus |
LEAF |
2.33 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Rosa abyssinica |
LEAF |
2.12 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FLOWER |
2.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Carissa |
FRUIT |
1.90 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Urera |
LEAF |
1.80 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Carissa |
LEAF |
1.80 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Cynodon dactylon |
LEAF |
1.69 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Clematis |
LEAF |
1.64 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Cynodon dactylon |
STEM |
1.59 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Rosacea |
LEAF |
1.53 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Veronica |
LEAF |
1.27 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Albizia gummifera |
LEAF |
1.27 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Proteaceae |
LEAF |
1.22 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Plantae |
SHOOT |
1.22 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Polystachya |
LEAF |
1.11 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Cynodon nlemfuensis |
LEAF |
1.06 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Dombeya |
LEAF |
1.01 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Polystachya |
SHOOT |
1.01 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Cynodon nlemfuensis |
STEM |
0.95 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Sesbania sesban |
LEAF |
0.74 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Echinops |
LEAF |
0.69 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Acacia abyssinica |
LEAF |
0.69 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Acacia abyssinica |
SHOOT |
0.58 |
Bayih, W.… |
| Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
LEAF |
0.53 |
Bayih, W.… |
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 Tragelaphus scriptus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
48,340 |
- |
- |
Wimberly,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Tragelaphus scriptus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
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 |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
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 |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
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 |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tragelaphus scriptus decula |
Bayih, W. and Yihune, M., 2018. Population status, feeding ecology and activity pattern of common bushbuck (Tragelaphus Scriptus decula) in Sekele Mariam Forest, West Gojjam, Ethiopia. Journal of Ecology and The Natural Environment, 10(5), pp.69-79. |
205: Subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
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 |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
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 |
| Tragelaphus scriptus |
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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