MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Potamochoerus larvatus

Accepted taxon: Potamochoerus larvatus
Taxon:	Potamochoerus larvatus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Suidae \| Suinae \| Potamochoerini \| Potamochoerus
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 Potamochoerus larvatus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 8, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 26, EE (Ether Extract) 11. 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 Potamochoerus larvatus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	ROOT	20.00	Grzimek,B…
Lilianae	ROOT	17.78	Grzimek,B…
Fungi	SHOOT	15.56	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	13.33	Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata	EGGS	11.11	Grzimek,B…
Arthropoda	WHOLE	8.89	Grzimek,B…
Aves	WHOLE	6.67	Grzimek,B…
Mammalia	WHOLE	4.44	Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata	CARRION	2.22	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 Potamochoerus larvatus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser	Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Potamochoerus larvatus.
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 Potamochoerus larvatus.
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	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	Abraham, …

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Potamochoerus larvatus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Potamochoerus larvatus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Potamochoerus larvatus	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
Potamochoerus larvatus	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

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