MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Galago demidoff

Accepted taxon: Galago demidoff
Taxon:	Galago demidoff
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	PRIMATES \| STREPSIRRHINI \| LORISIFORMES \| Galagidae \| Galago
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 Galago demidoff diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 12, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 33, CP (Crude Protein) 37, EE (Ether Extract) 13. 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 Galago demidoff.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Insecta	WHOLE	36.67	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	EXUDATES	16.67	Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	11.11	Grzimek,B…
Coleoptera	WHOLE	11.11	Nowak,R. …
Arthropoda	WHOLE	10.00	Grzimek,B…
Lepidoptera	WHOLE	8.89	Nowak,R. …
Coniferophyta	EXUDATES	5.56	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 Galago demidoff.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Arboreal	Arboreal	– C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620, Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, Katharine Milton, Michael L. May, 1976, 'Body weight, diet and home range area in primates', Nature, vol. 259, no. 5543, pp. 459-462
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Frugivore-Granivore	Frugivore-Granivore	– C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Frugivore	Frugivore	– C. J. Clark, J. R. Poulsen, V. T. Parker, 2001, 'The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1', Biotropica, vol. 33, no. 4, pp. 606-620, Katharine Milton, Michael L. May, 1976, 'Body weight, diet and home range area in primates', Nature, vol. 259, no. 5543, pp. 459-462

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Galago demidoff.
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 Galago demidoff.
Measurement	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
2dm1	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	Boyer, Do…
3dm2	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	Boyer, Do…
m2_relief	-	4	4	-	-	1	1	1	0	Boyer, Do…
sdm2	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	-	-	Boyer, Do…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Galago demidoff.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Galagoides demidoff	Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Galago demidovii	Clark,CJ, 2001, The Role of Arboreal Seed Dispersal Groups on the Seed Rain of a Lowland Tropical Forest1, Biotropica	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Galago demidovii	Milton,K., 1976, Body weight, diet and home range area in primates, Nature	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Galagoidea demidoff	Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities.	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Galago demidovii	Boyer, Doug M. Ã¢â‚¬Å“Relief Index of Second Mandibular Molars Is a Correlate of Diet Among Prosimian Primates and Other Euarchontan Mammals.Ã¢â‚¬Â Journal of Human Evolution 55, no. 6 (December 2008): 1118Ã¢â‚¬â€œ1137. doi:10.1016/j.jhevol.2008.08.002.	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Galagoides demidoff	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Galagoides demidoff	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Galagoides demidoff	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted
Galagoides demidoff	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.	150: Genus synonym, same species epithet	Verified - Accepted

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