Accepted taxon: Panthera tigris
| Taxon: | Panthera tigris |
|---|---|
| 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 tigris diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 3, CP (Crude Protein) 71, 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]
| TSN Complete name | Part | Ratio a. | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sus scrofa | WHOLE | 15.15 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Rusa unicolor | WHOLE | 9.70 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Cervus | WHOLE | 7.69 | Grzimek,B… |
| Axis axis | WHOLE | 5.99 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Rucervus duvaucelii | WHOLE | 5.90 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Artiodactyla | WHOLE | 5.52 | Smith,A. … |
| Bos | WHOLE | 4.71 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Axis porcinus | WHOLE | 4.15 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Bos taurus | WHOLE | 4.14 | Smith,A. … |
| Bovinae | WHOLE | 3.94 | Nowak,R. … |
| Mammalia | WHOLE | 3.90 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Bos frontalis | WHOLE | 3.47 | Grzimek,B… |
| Boselaphus tragocamelus | WHOLE | 3.24 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Equus caballus | WHOLE | 2.76 | Smith,A. … |
| Bubalus bubalis | WHOLE | 2.23 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Muntiacus muntjak | WHOLE | 2.22 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Capreolus | WHOLE | 2.21 | Smith,A. … |
| Semnopithecus entellus | WHOLE | 1.64 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Bovidae | WHOLE | 1.48 | Nowak,R. … |
| Hystrix indica | WHOLE | 1.15 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Ursus thibetanus | WHOLE | 1.10 | Smith,A. … |
| Proboscidea | WHOLE | 1.05 | Grzimek,B… |
| Aves | WHOLE | 0.96 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Rhinocerotidae | WHOLE | 0.90 | Grzimek,B… |
| Rodentia | WHOLE | 0.87 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Primates | WHOLE | 0.75 | Grzimek,B… |
| Homo sapiens | WHOLE | 0.69 | Smith,A. … |
| Ursus arctos | WHOLE | 0.55 | Smith,A. … |
| Lepus (Eulagos) | WHOLE | 0.47 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Reptilia | WHOLE | 0.45 | Grzimek,B… |
| Osteichthyes | WHOLE | 0.30 | Grzimek,B… |
| Phasianidae | WHOLE | 0.24 | Ahmed, K.… |
| Vertebrata | CARRION | 0.15 | 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 | - | - | - | - | 65,000 | - | 340,500 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 107,573.75 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 143,000 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 161,915 | - | - | Juhn, M.,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 1,843.51 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | 1,740 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | 53.64 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brainmass | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 270 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| skull_length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 294 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) | nan | kJ/h | - | - | - | - | - | 482 | - | - | McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 97 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| femur diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 31 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 104 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 30 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| neck length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 224 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h | nan | mlO2/h | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 23,995 | - | - | 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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