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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Macropus eugenii

Accepted taxon: Macropus eugenii


Accepted taxon: Macropus eugenii
Taxon: Macropus eugenii
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: DIPROTODONTIA | MACROPODIFORMES | Macropodidae | Macropodinae | Macropus | Notamacropus
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 Macropus eugenii diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 29, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 12, EE (Ether Extract) 2. 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 Macropus eugenii.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 66.67 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 33.33 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 Macropus eugenii.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Mixed feeder Herbivore-Browser, Herbivore-Mixed feeder – Arman, S., Prideaux, G. 2015. Dietary classification of extant kangaroos and their relatives (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Austral Ecology. 40(8), pp.909-922. Available at: 10.1111/aec.12273., C. N. Johnson, G. J. Prideaux, 2004, 'Extinctions of herbivorous mammals in the late Pleistocene of Australia in relation to their feeding ecology: No evidence for environmental change as cause of extinction', Austral Ecology, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 553-557, D. E. Symon, 1986, 'A Survey of Solanum Prickles and Marsupial Herbivory in Australia', Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. 73, no. 4, p. 745, Joseph A. Smith, 2009, 'Macropod Nutrition', Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 197-208
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore – Arman, S., Prideaux, G. 2015. Dietary classification of extant kangaroos and their relatives (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Austral Ecology. 40(8), pp.909-922. Available at: 10.1111/aec.12273., C. N. Johnson, G. J. Prideaux, 2004, 'Extinctions of herbivorous mammals in the late Pleistocene of Australia in relation to their feeding ecology: No evidence for environmental change as cause of extinction', Austral Ecology, vol. 29, no. 5, pp. 553-557, D. E. Symon, 1986, 'A Survey of Solanum Prickles and Marsupial Herbivory in Australia', Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden, vol. 73, no. 4, p. 745, Joseph A. Smith, 2009, 'Macropod Nutrition', Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice, vol. 12, no. 2, pp. 197-208

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Macropus eugenii.
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 Macropus eugenii.
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 Macropus eugenii.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Macropus eugenii Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Macropus eugenii Johnson,CN, 2004, Extinctions of herbivorous mammals in the late Pleistocene of Australia in relation to their feeding ecology: No evidence for environmental change as cause of extinction, Austral Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Macropus eugenii Symon,DE, 1986, A survey of Solanum prickles and marsupial herbivory in Australia, Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Macropus eugenii Smith,J. A., 2009, Macropod nutrition, Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Macropus eugenii Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Macropus eugenii Hume,ID, 2005, Nutrition of marsupials in captivity, International Zoo Yearbook 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Macropus eugenii Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Macropus eugenii Arman, S.D. and Prideaux, G.J., 2015. Dietary classification of extant kangaroos and their relatives (Marsupialia: Macropodoidea). Austral ecology, 40(8), pp.909-922. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Macropus eugenii 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

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