Accepted taxon: Viverra megaspila
Accepted taxon: Viverra megaspila
| Taxon: |
Viverra megaspila |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Viverridae | Viverrinae | Viverra |
| 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 Viverra megaspila diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 13, CP (Crude Protein) 55, 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 Viverra megaspila.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
22.22 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Aves |
WHOLE |
19.44 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Serpentes |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
13.89 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
11.11 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata |
EGGS |
8.33 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
FRUIT |
5.56 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
ROOT |
2.78 |
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]
Table 2. List of Standard Traits for Viverra megaspila.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
| No trait values available. |
Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Viverra megaspila.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,450 |
- |
10,000 |
- |
Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
6,785 |
- |
- |
Juhn, M.,… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Viverra megaspila.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| 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..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Viverra megaspila.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Viverra megaspila |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Viverra megaspila |
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 |
| Viverra megaspila |
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 |
| Viverra megaspila |
Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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