MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Philantomba monticola

Accepted taxon: Philantomba monticola
Taxon:	Philantomba monticola
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Bovidae \| Cephalophinae \| Philantomba
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 Philantomba monticola diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 11, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 38, CP (Crude Protein) 9, 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 Philantomba monticola.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	25.64	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	19.74	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	BUD	17.69	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	12.82	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SEED	6.67	Damuth, J…
Poaceae	STEM	4.49	Grzimek,B…
Fungi	SHOOT	3.33	Damuth, J…
Termitidae	WHOLE	3.21	Grzimek,B…
Formicidae	WHOLE	2.56	Grzimek,B…
Gastropoda	WHOLE	1.92	Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata	EGGS	1.28	Grzimek,B…
Aves	WHOLE	0.64	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 Philantomba monticola.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Granivore	Frugivore-Granivore, 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. 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, Marcus Clauss, Matthias Lechner-Doll, Juergen Streich, 2002, 'Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end', Oecologia, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 343-349
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore, 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. 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, Marcus Clauss, Matthias Lechner-Doll, Juergen Streich, 2002, 'Faecal particle size distribution in captive wild ruminants: an approach to the browser/grazer dichotomy from the other end', Oecologia, vol. 131, no. 3, pp. 343-349

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Philantomba monticola.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Philantomba monticola.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Philantomba monticola.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Cephalophus monticola	Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus monticola	Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus monticola	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
Cephalophus monticolor	Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus monticola	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus monticola	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus monticola	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus monticola	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.	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Philantomba monticola	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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