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Accepted taxon: Babyrousa babyrussa


Accepted taxon: Babyrousa babyrussa
Taxon: Babyrousa babyrussa
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Suidae | Suinae | Babyrousini | Babyrousa
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 Babyrousa babyrussa diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 16, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 58, CP (Crude Protein) 13, EE (Ether Extract) 5. 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 Babyrousa babyrussa.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 42.86 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 30.95 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SEED 11.90 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida ROOT 7.14 Grzimek,B…
Animalia WHOLE 4.76 Grzimek,B…
0 MINERAL 2.38 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 Babyrousa babyrussa.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Browser Herbivore-Browser Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Frugivore,Herbivore Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Babyrousa babyrussa.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 5 - - 5 - 36,600 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 5 - 5 - - 28,700 - - Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 43,000 - 100,000 - Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 80,000 - - Meiri, S.…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 5 - - 5 - 1,064 - - Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm 5 - 5 - - 968 - - Nelson, A…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Babyrousa babyrussa.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) nan unitless - - - - - - - - Abraham, …
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 20 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 19 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 110 - - 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 Babyrousa babyrussa.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Babyrousa babyrussa Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Babyrousa babyrussa Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Babyrousa babyrussa Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Babyrousa babyrussa Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Babyrousa babyrussa 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
Babyrousa babyrussa 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
Babyrousa babyrussa Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Babyrousa babyrussa 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
Babyrousa babyrussa 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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