Accepted taxon: Erythrocebus patas
Accepted taxon: Erythrocebus patas
| Taxon: |
Erythrocebus patas |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
PRIMATES | HAPLORRHINI | SIMIIFORMES | Cercopithecoidea | Cercopithecidae | Cercopithecinae | Erythrocebus |
| 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 Erythrocebus patas diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 14, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 49, CP (Crude Protein) 24, EE (Ether Extract) 8.
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 Erythrocebus patas.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
28.01 |
Damuth, J… |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
16.75 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SEED |
13.75 |
Damuth, J… |
| Fabaceae |
SEED |
8.48 |
Damuth, J… |
| Fungi |
SHOOT |
6.06 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
EXUDATES |
5.56 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Formicidae |
WHOLE |
4.85 |
Damuth, J… |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
4.28 |
Damuth, J… |
| Animalia |
WHOLE |
3.70 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
3.64 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
2.78 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
EGGS |
1.53 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
0.61 |
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 Erythrocebus patas.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
|
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981
|
Terrestrial
|
Terrestrial
|
– 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: Miljutin 2009
|
Frugivore
|
Frugivore
|
– 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 Erythrocebus patas.
| 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 Erythrocebus patas.
| 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 Erythrocebus patas.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Erythrocebus patas |
Milton,K., 1976, Body weight, diet and home range area in primates, Nature |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Erythrocebus patas |
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 |
| Erythrocebus patas |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Erythrocebus patas |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Erythrocebus patas |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Erythrocebus patas |
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 |
| Erythrocebus patas |
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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