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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Piliocolobus badius

Accepted taxon: Piliocolobus badius


Accepted taxon: Piliocolobus badius
Taxon: Piliocolobus badius
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PRIMATES | HAPLORRHINI | SIMIIFORMES | Cercopithecoidea | Cercopithecidae | Colobinae | Piliocolobus
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 Piliocolobus badius diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 20, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 58, 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 Piliocolobus badius.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 50.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 18.33 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 11.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida BUD 10.00 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 10.00 Grzimek,B…

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 Piliocolobus badius.
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, 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 Herbivore-Browser Herbivore-Browser – 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 Herbivore Herbivore – 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 Piliocolobus badius.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 7 7 - - - 8,000 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 7 7 - - - 8,000 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Piliocolobus badius.
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 Piliocolobus badius.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Procolobus badius Soligo,C., 2006, Adaptive origins of primates revisited, Journal of human evolution 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Colobus badius Milton,K., 1976, Body weight, diet and home range area in primates, Nature 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Procolobus badius Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species Verified - Accepted
Piliocolobus badius Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Piliocolobus badius 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
Piliocolobus badius 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
Piliocolobus badius 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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