MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Equus quagga

Accepted taxon: Equus quagga
Taxon:	Equus quagga
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	PERISSODACTYLA \| Equidae \| Equus
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 Equus quagga diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 21, ASH (Ash contents) 5, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 32, CP (Crude Protein) 8, EE (Ether Extract) 1. 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 Equus quagga.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Poaceae	STEM	83.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	16.67	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 Equus quagga.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Grazer	Herbivore-Grazer	Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Equus quagga.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	13	-	-	13	-	247,830	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	8	-	8	-	-	219,050	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	309,000	-	-	Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	175,000	-	400,000	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	175,000	-	-	Lundgren,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	13	-	-	13	-	2,046	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	2,315	-	-	Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	8	-	8	-	-	2,050	-	-	Nelson, A…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	79.8	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Equus quagga.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	562	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	483	-	-	Engelman,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	Abraham, …
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	134	-	-	Nelson, A…
femur diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	38	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	111	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus diameter	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	34	-	-	Nelson, A…
neck length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	456	-	-	Nelson, A…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Equus quagga.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Equs greyvi	Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology	61: Genus, Species = Master genus, species synonym	Verified - Accepted
Equus quagga	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Equus quagga	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Equus quagga	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Equus quagga	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
Equus quagga	Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Equus quagga	Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Equus quagga	Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Equus quagga	Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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