Accepted taxon: Canis lupus
Accepted taxon: Canis lupus
| Taxon: |
Canis lupus |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Canidae | Canis |
| 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 Canis lupus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 4, CP (Crude Protein) 62, EE (Ether Extract) 19.
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 Canis lupus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Castor |
WHOLE |
18.43 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Cervus |
WHOLE |
13.37 |
Damuth, J… |
| Rangifer tarandus |
WHOLE |
12.47 |
Damuth, J… |
| Odocoileus hemionus |
WHOLE |
9.09 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Alces alces |
WHOLE |
7.27 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
7.16 |
Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
6.06 |
Damuth, J… |
| Cervus elaphus |
WHOLE |
4.80 |
Buzan, E.… |
| Artiodactyla |
WHOLE |
3.64 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Capreolus capreolus |
WHOLE |
2.42 |
Buzan, E.… |
| Muridae |
WHOLE |
1.82 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Martes foina |
WHOLE |
1.82 |
Buzan, E.… |
| Capreolus |
WHOLE |
1.49 |
Smith,A. … |
| Bovidae |
WHOLE |
1.32 |
Smith,A. … |
| Sus scrofa |
WHOLE |
1.21 |
Buzan, E.… |
| Lagomorpha |
WHOLE |
1.16 |
Smith,A. … |
| Bison |
WHOLE |
1.01 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Marmota |
WHOLE |
0.99 |
Smith,A. … |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
0.83 |
Smith,A. … |
| Ovibos moschatus |
WHOLE |
0.76 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
0.66 |
Smith,A. … |
| Gallus gallus |
WHOLE |
0.61 |
Buzan, E.… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
0.61 |
Reid,F., … |
| Ovis ammon |
WHOLE |
0.51 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
0.33 |
Smith,A. … |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
0.17 |
Smith,A. … |
| Homo sapiens |
WHOLE |
0.00 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Canis lupus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
62 |
- |
- |
62 |
- |
34,800 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
58 |
- |
58 |
- |
- |
29,200 |
- |
- |
Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
46,920 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Canis lupus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| OPD (l) |
|
n/a |
2 |
2 |
- |
- |
- |
22 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
| OPD (u) |
|
n/a |
3 |
3 |
- |
- |
- |
49 |
- |
- |
Evans, Al… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Canis lupus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Canis lupus |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Canis lupus |
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 |
| Canis lupus |
Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.†Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Canis lupus |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Canis lupus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Canis lupus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Canis lupus |
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Canis lupus |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Canis lupus |
Law, C.J., Blackwell, E.A., Curtis, A.A., Dickinson, E., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Santana, S.E., 2022. Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals. Evolution. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Canis lupus |
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 |
| Canis lupus |
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 |
| Canis lupus |
Buzan, E., Potočnik, H., Pokorny, B., Potušek, S., Iacolina, L., Gerič, U., Urzi, F. and Kos, I., 2023. Molecular analysis of scats revealed diet and prey choice of grey wolves and Eurasian lynx in the contact zone between the Dinaric Mountains and the Alps. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Canis lupus |
Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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