Accepted taxon: Paracynictis selousi
Accepted taxon: Paracynictis selousi
| Taxon: |
Paracynictis selousi |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | FELIFORMIA | Herpestidae | Paracynictis |
| 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 Paracynictis selousi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 15, CP (Crude Protein) 55, EE (Ether Extract) 16.
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 Paracynictis selousi.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
16.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Arthropoda |
WHOLE |
13.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Coleoptera |
WHOLE |
11.11 |
Damuth, J… |
| Anura |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Orthoptera |
WHOLE |
9.72 |
Damuth, J… |
| Isoptera |
WHOLE |
8.33 |
Damuth, J… |
| Solifugae |
WHOLE |
6.94 |
Damuth, J… |
| Squamata |
WHOLE |
6.67 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Scorpiones |
WHOLE |
5.56 |
Damuth, J… |
| Muridae |
WHOLE |
4.17 |
Damuth, J… |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
3.33 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Reptilia |
WHOLE |
2.78 |
Damuth, J… |
| Myriapoda |
WHOLE |
1.39 |
Damuth, J… |
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 Paracynictis selousi.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,670 |
- |
- |
Juhn, M.,… |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1,200 |
- |
2,200 |
- |
Freudenth… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Paracynictis selousi.
| 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 Paracynictis selousi.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Paracynictis selousi |
Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Paracynictis selousi |
Friscia,AR, 2006, An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans, Journal of zoology |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Paracynictis selousi |
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 |
| Paracynictis selousi |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Paracynictis selousi |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Paracynictis selousi |
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 |
| Paracynictis selousi |
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 |
| Paracynictis selousi |
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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