Accepted taxon: Genetta genetta
Accepted taxon: Genetta genetta
| Taxon: |
Genetta genetta |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Viverridae | Viverrinae | Genetta |
| 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 Genetta genetta diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 15, CP (Crude Protein) 54, 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]
Table 1. List of Diet Items for Genetta genetta.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
14.29 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
13.29 |
Damuth, J… |
| Muridae |
WHOLE |
11.11 |
Damuth, J… |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
10.32 |
Damuth, J… |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
9.72 |
Damuth, J… |
| Amphibia |
WHOLE |
9.52 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Scorpiones |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
7.14 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Solifugae |
WHOLE |
6.94 |
Damuth, J… |
| Isoptera |
WHOLE |
4.17 |
Damuth, J… |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
2.78 |
Damuth, J… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
2.38 |
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]
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Genetta genetta.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Genetta genetta |
Djagoun,S., 2009, Small carnivorans from southern Benin: a preliminary assessment of diversity and hunting pressure, Small Carnivore Conservation |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Genetta genetta |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Genetta genetta |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Genetta genetta |
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 |
| Genetta genetta |
Evans, Alistair R., Gregory P. Wilson, Mikael Fortelius, and Jukka Jernvall. “High-Level Similarity of Dentitions in Carnivorans and Rodents.†Nature 445, no. 7123 (December 13, 2006): 78–81. doi:10.1038/nature05433. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Genetta genetta |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Genetta genetta |
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 |
| Genetta genetta |
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 |
| Genetta genetta |
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 |
| Genetta genetta |
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 |
| Genetta genetta |
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 |
| Genetta genetta |
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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Genetta genetta
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