Accepted taxon: Paradoxurus hermaphroditus
| Taxon: | Paradoxurus hermaphroditus |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Viverridae | Paradoxurinae | Paradoxurus |
| 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 Paradoxurus hermaphroditus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 9, ASH (Ash contents) 4, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 38, CP (Crude Protein) 17, EE (Ether Extract) 8.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnoliopsida | FRUIT | 20.57 | Grzimek,B… |
| Coffea | SEED | 13.33 | Smith,A. … |
| Arecaceae | NECTAR/JUICE | 6.67 | Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida | SEED | 5.71 | Smith,A. … |
| Vertebrata | EGGS | 4.57 | Grzimek,B… |
| Reptilia | WHOLE | 4.00 | Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata | WHOLE | 2.86 | Smith,A. … |
| Pyrus | FRUIT | 2.67 | Akrim, F.… |
| Tatera indica | WHOLE | 2.57 | Akrim, F.… |
| Gallus gallus | WHOLE | 2.48 | Akrim, F.… |
| Rubus fruticosus | FRUIT | 2.39 | Akrim, F.… |
| Ziziphus | FRUIT | 2.30 | Akrim, F.… |
| Insecta | WHOLE | 2.29 | Grzimek,B… |
| Macaca mulatta | WHOLE | 2.21 | Akrim, F.… |
| Bos taurus | WHOLE | 2.11 | Akrim, F.… |
| Orthoptera | WHOLE | 2.02 | Akrim, F.… |
| Rattus norvegicus | WHOLE | 1.93 | Akrim, F.… |
| Cornus | WHOLE | 1.84 | Akrim, F.… |
| Mus musculus | WHOLE | 1.75 | Akrim, F.… |
| Olea ferruginea | FRUIT | 1.66 | Akrim, F.… |
| Lepus nigricollis | WHOLE | 1.56 | Akrim, F.… |
| Diospyros lotus | FRUIT | 1.47 | Akrim, F.… |
| Ziziphus jujuba | FRUIT | 1.38 | Akrim, F.… |
| Rattus rattus | WHOLE | 1.29 | Akrim, F.… |
| 0 | MINERAL | 1.20 | Akrim, F.… |
| Pyrus malus | FRUIT | 1.10 | Akrim, F.… |
| Prunus armeniaca | FRUIT | 1.01 | Akrim, F.… |
| Coriandrum sativum | SHOOT | 0.92 | Akrim, F.… |
| Coleoptera | WHOLE | 0.83 | Akrim, F.… |
| Themeda | STEM | 0.74 | Akrim, F.… |
| Citrullus lanatus | FRUIT | 0.64 | Akrim, F.… |
| Ficus carica | FRUIT | 0.55 | Akrim, F.… |
| Anacardiaceae | LEAF | 0.37 | Akrim, F.… |
| Citrus reticulata | FRUIT | 0.28 | Akrim, F.… |
| Ovis aries | WHOLE | 0.18 | Akrim, F.… |
| Triticum aestivum | STEM | 0.09 | Akrim, F.… |
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 | Arboreal | Arboreal | – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, Christophe Soligo, Robert D. Martin, 2006, 'Adaptive origins of primates revisited', Journal of Human Evolution, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 414-430, John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Frugivore-Granivore | Frugivore-Granivore, Frugivore-omnivore | – Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, 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 | Frugivore | Frugivore | – A. R. Friscia, B. Van Valkenburgh, A. R. Biknevicius, 2007, 'An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, no. 1, pp. 82-100, Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, 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 | - | - | - | - | 937 | - | 6,479 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 3,200 | - | - | Juhn, M.,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPD (l) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 48 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| OPD (u) | n/a | 3 | 3 | - | - | - | 48 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| BMR (kJ/h) | nan | kJ/h | - | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | - | McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| neck length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 78 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| BMR,mlO2/h | nan | mlO2/h | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 760 | - | - | 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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