Accepted taxon: Panthera leo
| Taxon: | Panthera leo |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Felidae | Pantherinae | Panthera |
| 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 Panthera leo diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 3, CP (Crude Protein) 71, EE (Ether Extract) 20.
See details for the calculations in Lintulaakso, K., Tatti, N. and Žliobaitė, I., 2022. Quantifying mammalian diets.
Mammalian Biology, pp.1-15.
[DOI]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tragelaphus strepsiceros | WHOLE | 17.09 | Everatt, … |
| Kobus ellipsiprymnus | WHOLE | 14.95 | Everatt, … |
| Syncerus caffer | WHOLE | 11.59 | Everatt, … |
| Artiodactyla | WHOLE | 7.50 | Damuth, J… |
| Cervus | WHOLE | 7.41 | Grzimek,B… |
| Mammalia | WHOLE | 7.04 | Damuth, J… |
| Tragelaphus angasii | WHOLE | 6.98 | Everatt, … |
| Equus quagga | WHOLE | 4.66 | Everatt, … |
| Connochaetes | WHOLE | 3.57 | Grzimek,B… |
| Aepyceros melampus | WHOLE | 3.43 | Everatt, … |
| Bovinae | WHOLE | 2.58 | Grzimek,B… |
| Reptilia | WHOLE | 2.22 | Damuth, J… |
| Bovidae | WHOLE | 1.85 | Nowak,R. … |
| Aves | WHOLE | 1.84 | Damuth, J… |
| Equus | WHOLE | 1.84 | Grzimek,B… |
| Giraffa camelopardalis | WHOLE | 1.67 | Grzimek,B… |
| Sus scrofa | WHOLE | 0.93 | Nowak,R. … |
| Rodentia | WHOLE | 0.85 | Grzimek,B… |
| Rhinocerotidae | WHOLE | 0.61 | Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata | CARRION | 0.55 | Grzimek,B… |
| Hippopotamus amphibius | WHOLE | 0.49 | Grzimek,B… |
| Proboscidea | WHOLE | 0.37 | 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]
| Trait | Selected Value | All Value(s) | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Terrestrial | Terrestrial | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Carnivore | Carnivore | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Juhn, M., Balisi, M., Doughty, E., Friscia, A., Howenstine, A., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S., Van Valkenburgh, B. 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology. None(None), pp.1-10. Available at: 10.1017/pab.2024.27. |
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Juhn, M., Balisi, M., Doughty, E., Friscia, A., Howenstine, A., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S., Van Valkenburgh, B. 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology. None(None), pp.1-10. Available at: 10.1017/pab.2024.27. |
| Temporal habits | nocturnal | nocturnal | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 158,624 | - | - | Juhn, M.,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 80,000 | - | 272,000 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 158,000 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 72 | 72 | - | - | - | 155,900 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 1,837.5 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 72 | 72 | - | - | - | 1,741 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 69.18 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPD (l) | n/a | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| OPD (u) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| brainmass | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 260 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| skull_length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 331 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) | nan | kJ/h | - | - | - | - | - | 340 | - | - | McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 93 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| femur diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 97 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h | nan | mlO2/h | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 16,954 | - | - | Genoud, M… |
| relative blade length (RBL) | nan | unitless | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | Juhn, M.S… |
b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
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