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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Phaner furcifer

Accepted taxon: Phaner furcifer


Accepted taxon: Phaner furcifer
Taxon: Phaner furcifer
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PRIMATES | STREPSIRRHINI | LEMURIFORMES | Cheirogaleoidea | Cheirogaleidae | Phaner
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 Phaner furcifer diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 62, CP (Crude Protein) 15, EE (Ether Extract) 6. 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 Phaner furcifer.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida EXUDATES 53.85 Grzimek,B…
Insecta EXUDATES 15.38 Nowak,R. …
Insecta WHOLE 13.85 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 9.23 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida NECTAR/JUICE 7.69 Nowak,R. …

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 Phaner furcifer.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Arboreal Arboreal – Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-omnivore Frugivore-omnivore – Jonathan M. Bunn, Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, Ingrid Daubechies, 2011, 'Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination', American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 247-261
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore – Jonathan M. Bunn, Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, Ingrid Daubechies, 2011, 'Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination', American Journal of Physical Anthropology, vol. 145, no. 2, pp. 247-261

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Phaner furcifer.
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 Phaner furcifer.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
2dm1 - - - - - - 5 - - Boyer, Do…
3dm2 - - - - - - 10 - - Boyer, Do…
m2_relief - 2 2 - - 0 0 0 - Boyer, Do…
sdm2 - - - - - - 4 - - Boyer, Do…
Dirichlet normal energy (DNE) - 3 3 - - - 170 - - Bunn, Jon…
orientation patch count rotated (OPCR) n/a 3 3 - - - 46 - - Bunn, Jon…
relief index (RFI) n/a 3 3 - - - 0 - - Bunn, Jon…
shearing quotient (SQ) - 3 3 - - - 7 - - Bunn, Jon…
shearing ratio (SR) - 3 3 - - - 3 - - Bunn, Jon…

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


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Phaner furcifer.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Phaner furcifer Bunn,J. M., 2011, Comparing Dirichlet normal surface energy of tooth crowns, a new technique of molar shape quantification for dietary inference, with previous methods in isolation and in combination, American Journal of Physical Anthropology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phaner furcifer Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phaner furcifer Boyer, Doug M. “Relief Index of Second Mandibular Molars Is a Correlate of Diet Among Prosimian Primates and Other Euarchontan Mammals.” Journal of Human Evolution 55, no. 6 (December 2008): 1118–1137. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.08.002. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phaner furcifer Bunn, Jonathan M., Doug M. Boyer, Yaron Lipman, Elizabeth M. St. Clair, Jukka Jernvall, and Ingrid Daubechies. “Comparing Dirichlet Normal Surface Energy of Tooth Crowns, a New Technique of Molar Shape Quantification for Dietary Inference, with Previous Methods in Isolation and in Combination.” American Journal of Physical Anthropology 145, no. 2 (April 5, 2011): 247–261. doi:10.1002/ajpa.21489. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phaner furcifer Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phaner furcifer Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phaner furcifer Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Phaner furcifer 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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