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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Cephalophus dorsalis

Accepted taxon: Cephalophus dorsalis


Accepted taxon: Cephalophus dorsalis
Taxon: Cephalophus dorsalis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Bovidae | Cephalophinae | Cephalophus
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 Cephalophus dorsalis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 15, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 21, EE (Ether Extract) 7. 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 Cephalophus dorsalis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 25.76 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 21.52 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida STEM 11.82 Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata WHOLE 10.00 Damuth, J…
Poaceae STEM 7.27 Grzimek,B…
Fungi SHOOT 6.67 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida BUD 4.55 Grzimek,B…
Insecta WHOLE 3.64 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 3.33 Damuth, J…
Vertebrata EGGS 2.73 Grzimek,B…
Rodentia WHOLE 1.82 Grzimek,B…
Animalia WHOLE 0.91 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 Cephalophus dorsalis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Browser Frugivore-Granivore,Frugivore-Herbivore,Herbivore-Browser Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Frugivore,Herbivore Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Cephalophus dorsalis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 5 5 - - - 18,778.64 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 9,500 - 25,000 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 850 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 5 5 - - - 34.91 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Cephalophus dorsalis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa cm 8 8 - - - 7 - - Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width cm 8 8 - - - 2 - - Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull cm 8 8 - - - 16 - - Quibod, M…
brainmass nan g - - - - - 93 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 165 - - Engelman,…
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 Cephalophus dorsalis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Cephalophus dorsalis Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus dorsalis 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
Cephalophus dorsalis 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
Cephalophus dorsalis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus dorsalis Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus dorsalis 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
Cephalophus dorsalis DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Cephalophus dorsalis 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
Cephalophus dorsalis 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
Cephalophus dorsalis 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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