MammalBase - 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 2. List of Standard Traits for Tragelaphus scriptus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	– I. J. Gordon, A. W. Illius, 1988, 'Incisor Arcade Structure and Diet Selection in Ruminants', Functional Ecology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 15, Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, M. Clauss, R. R. Hofmann, W. J. Streich, J. Fickel, J. Hummel, 2009, '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, vol. 281, no. 1, pp. 26-38, M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	– I. J. Gordon, A. W. Illius, 1988, 'Incisor Arcade Structure and Diet Selection in Ruminants', Functional Ecology, vol. 2, no. 1, p. 15, Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research, M. Clauss, R. R. Hofmann, W. J. Streich, J. Fickel, J. Hummel, 2009, '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, vol. 281, no. 1, pp. 26-38, M. Mendoza, P. Palmqvist, 2008, 'Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?', Journal of Zoology, vol. 274, no. 2, pp. 134-142

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,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Tragelaphus scriptus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa	nan	cm	12	12	-	-	-	11	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width	nan	cm	12	12	-	-	-	3	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull	nan	cm	12	12	-	-	-	21	-	-	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 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
Tragelaphus scriptus	Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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