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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Vulpes velox

Accepted taxon: Vulpes velox


Accepted taxon: Vulpes velox
Taxon: Vulpes velox
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Canidae | Vulpes
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 Vulpes velox diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 3, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 8, CP (Crude Protein) 61, EE (Ether Extract) 18. 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 Vulpes velox.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Mammalia WHOLE 33.33 Damuth, J…
Insecta WHOLE 20.00 Damuth, J…
Lagomorpha WHOLE 16.67 Grzimek,B…
Rodentia WHOLE 13.33 Grzimek,B…
Aves WHOLE 10.00 Grzimek,B…
Squamata WHOLE 6.67 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 Vulpes velox.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-omnivore Frugivore-omnivore Juhn, M.,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore John L. G…
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 Terrestrial Terrestrial John L. G…
Temporal habits nocturnal nocturnal John L. G…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Vulpes velox.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 3 - - - 2,272.65 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,000 - 3,000 - Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 2,088 - - Juhn, M.,…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 496 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 3 3 - - - 20.99 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Vulpes velox.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 32 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 114 - - Engelman,…
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 23 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 22 - - Nelson, A…
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 Vulpes velox.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Vulpes velox Gittleman,J. L., 1985, Carnivore body size: ecological and taxonomic correlates, Oecologia 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Vulpes velox 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
Vulpes velox Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Vulpes velox Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Vulpes velox Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Vulpes velox Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Vulpes velox 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
Vulpes velox 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
Vulpes velox 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
Vulpes velox 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
Vulpes velox 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
Vulpes velox 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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