Accepted taxon: Heterohyrax brucei
Accepted taxon: Heterohyrax brucei
| Taxon: |
Heterohyrax brucei |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
HYRACOIDEA | Procaviidae | Heterohyrax |
| 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 Heterohyrax brucei diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 21, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 54, CP (Crude Protein) 13, EE (Ether Extract) 3.
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 Heterohyrax brucei.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Dioscorea dumetorum |
LEAF |
25.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
20.83 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
STEM |
10.95 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
LEAF |
10.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
BUD |
7.50 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
7.26 |
Damuth, J… |
| Acacia |
LEAF |
7.14 |
Damuth, J… |
| Plantae |
LEAF |
5.95 |
Damuth, J… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
4.17 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida |
BARK |
1.19 |
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 Heterohyrax brucei.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
|
Herbivore-Browser
|
Herbivore-Browser
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1
|
|
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Herbivore
|
Herbivore
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1
|
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Terrestrial
|
Terrestrial
|
– Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1
|
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Heterohyrax brucei.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
10 |
10 |
- |
- |
- |
2,023 |
- |
- |
Engelman,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Heterohyrax brucei.
| 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 Heterohyrax brucei.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Heterohyrax brucei |
McNab,B. K., 1986, The influence of food habits on the energetics of eutherian mammals, Ecological Monographs |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Heterohyrax brucei |
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 |
| Heterohyrax brucei |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Heterohyrax brucei |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Heterohyrax brucei |
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 |
| Heterohyrax brucei |
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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