Accepted taxon: Panthera pardus
Accepted taxon: Panthera pardus
Taxon:
Panthera pardus
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.
0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0 1 0.8 0.6 0.4 0.2 0
CF+ASH NFE CP+EE
Fig.1 - Ternary plot of the proximate analysis for the Panthera pardus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 2, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 9, CP (Crude Protein) 62, EE (Ether Extract) 19.
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 Panthera pardus.
TSN Complete name
Part
Ratio a.
Reference(s)
Mammalia
WHOLE
10.79
Ahmed, K.…
Canis familiaris
WHOLE
9.07
Ahmed, K.…
Artiodactyla
WHOLE
8.28
Grzimek,B…
Rodentia
WHOLE
5.95
Ahmed, K.…
Sus scrofa
WHOLE
5.74
Ahmed, K.…
Rusa unicolor
WHOLE
5.04
Ahmed, K.…
Capra
WHOLE
4.93
Ahmed, K.…
Muntiacus muntjak
WHOLE
4.55
Ahmed, K.…
Aves
WHOLE
3.86
Ahmed, K.…
Semnopithecus schistaceus
WHOLE
3.85
Ahmed, K.…
Arthropoda
WHOLE
3.52
Grzimek,B…
Primates
WHOLE
2.78
Dar, J.A.…
Animalia
WHOLE
2.53
Ray,J., 2…
Ovis aries
WHOLE
2.34
Dar, J.A.…
Magnoliopsida
FRUIT
2.07
Ray,J., 2…
Felis catus
WHOLE
1.84
Smith,A. …
Cervus
WHOLE
1.76
Nowak,R. …
Hystrix indica
WHOLE
1.69
Ahmed, K.…
Macaca mulatta
WHOLE
1.68
Ahmed, K.…
Capricornis thar
WHOLE
1.57
Ahmed, K.…
Naemorhedus goral
WHOLE
1.39
Dar, J.A.…
Leporidae
WHOLE
1.36
Nowak,R. …
Taurotragus oryx
WHOLE
1.23
Grzimek,B…
Capra hircus
WHOLE
1.19
Dar, J.A.…
Capra falconeri
WHOLE
1.18
Dar, J.A.…
Gazella
WHOLE
0.99
Nowak,R. …
Bovinae
WHOLE
0.92
Smith,A. …
Aepyceros melampus
WHOLE
0.91
Nowak,R. …
Bovidae
WHOLE
0.88
Smith,A. …
Moschus cupreus
WHOLE
0.84
Dar, J.A.…
Connochaetes
WHOLE
0.83
Nowak,R. …
Lepus
WHOLE
0.77
Grzimek,B…
Canis
WHOLE
0.63
Smith,A. …
Canis aureus
WHOLE
0.62
Ahmed, K.…
Homo sapiens
WHOLE
0.46
Smith,A. …
Cercopithecinae
WHOLE
0.38
Nowak,R. …
Vulpes vulpes
WHOLE
0.36
Dar, J.A.…
Bos taurus
WHOLE
0.34
Dar, J.A.…
Scarabaeidae
WHOLE
0.31
Grzimek,B…
Perdicinae
WHOLE
0.25
Smith,A. …
Vertebrata
CARRION
0.15
Grzimek,B…
Amphibia
WHOLE
0.13
Smith,A. …
Equus caballus
WHOLE
0.07
Dar, J.A.…
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Panthera pardus.
Measurement
Location
Unit
n Total
n Unknown
n Female
n Male
Min
Mean
Max
SD
Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)
nan
g
7
-
7
-
-
29,029.91
-
-
Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)
nan
g
-
-
-
-
15,500
-
90,000
-
Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)
nan
g
-
-
-
-
-
52,400
-
-
Juhn, M.,…
Body Mass (BM)
nan
g
3
3
-
-
-
43,101.5
-
-
Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM)
nan
g
11
-
-
11
-
56,245.45
-
-
Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)
nan
mm
7
-
7
-
-
1,041.4
-
-
Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)
nan
mm
-
-
-
-
-
1,192.5
-
-
Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)
nan
mm
11
-
-
11
-
1,270
-
-
Nelson, A…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)
nan
mm
3
3
-
-
-
39.79
-
-
Engelman,…
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits. .
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Panthera pardus.
Taxon
Reference
Match
Status
Panthera pardus
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
Ray,J., 2001, Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores, Oecologia
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
Ray,J., 2001, Trophic relations in a community of African rainforest carnivores, Oecologia
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
Law, C.J., Blackwell, E.A., Curtis, A.A., Dickinson, E., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Santana, S.E., 2022. Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals. Evolution.
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
Ahmed, K., Zehra, N. and Khan, J.A., 2022. Leopard (Panthera pardus) Food Habits in Shared Landscapes: A Case Study of Two Watersheds. International Journal of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, 48(6), pp.729-736.
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
Dar, J.A. and Bhat, B.A., 2022. Seasonal diet composition of Leopard (Panthera pardus) in and around Kazinag National Park, Kashmir, India. Biologia, 77(12), pp.3511-3518.
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
Panthera pardus
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
Panthera pardus
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
Panthera pardus
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
Panthera pardus
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
Panthera pardus
Juhn, M.S., Balisi, M.A., Doughty, E.M., Friscia, A.R., Howenstine, A.O., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S. and Van Valkenburgh, B., 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology, pp.1-10.
1: Exact Taxon match
Verified - Accepted
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