MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Dendrohyrax dorsalis

Accepted taxon: Dendrohyrax dorsalis
Taxon:	Dendrohyrax dorsalis
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	HYRACOIDEA \| Procaviidae \| Dendrohyrax
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 Dendrohyrax dorsalis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 20, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 56, 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 Dendrohyrax dorsalis.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	35.12	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	STEM	19.25	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	16.07	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	BUD	15.28	Grzimek,B…
Poaceae	STEM	7.14	Damuth, J…
Cyperaceae	LEAF	4.76	Damuth, J…
Insecta	WHOLE	2.38	Damuth, J…

^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 Dendrohyrax dorsalis.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	Brian K. …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Brian K. …
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Terrestrial	Terrestrial	Brian K. …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Dendrohyrax dorsalis.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	2,743	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Dendrohyrax dorsalis.
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 Dendrohyrax dorsalis.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Dendrohyrax dorsalis	McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dendrohyrax dorsalis	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
Dendrohyrax dorsalis	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Dendrohyrax dorsalis	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

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