Accepted taxon: Helarctos malayanus
| Taxon: | Helarctos malayanus |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Ursidae | Helarctos |
| 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 Helarctos malayanus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 8, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 45, CP (Crude Protein) 29, EE (Ether Extract) 13.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocos nucifera | FRUIT | 13.07 | Fitzgeral… |
| Magnoliopsida | EXUDATES | 10.42 | Fitzgeral… |
| Termitidae | WHOLE | 9.54 | Fitzgeral… |
| Manihot esculenta | ROOT | 8.33 | Fitzgeral… |
| Magnoliopsida | FRUIT | 8.14 | Fitzgeral… |
| Insecta | WHOLE | 5.92 | Fitzgeral… |
| Apoidea | WHOLE | 5.13 | Grzimek,B… |
| Aves | WHOLE | 5.11 | Grzimek,B… |
| Mammalia | WHOLE | 4.47 | Grzimek,B… |
| Ipomoea batatas | ROOT | 4.17 | Fitzgeral… |
| Apoidea | LARVAE | 4.17 | Fitzgeral… |
| Vertebrata | WHOLE | 4.17 | Fitzgeral… |
| Animalia | LARVAE | 2.98 | Fitzgeral… |
| Termitidae | EGGS | 2.38 | Fitzgeral… |
| Insecta | LARVAE | 2.08 | Nowak,R. … |
| Oligochaeta | WHOLE | 1.92 | Fitzgeral… |
| Cocos nucifera | LEAF | 1.74 | Nowak,R. … |
| Arecaceae | LEAF | 1.67 | Grzimek,B… |
| Oniscidea | WHOLE | 1.19 | Fitzgeral… |
| Gallus | WHOLE | 1.04 | Nowak,R. … |
| Cocos nucifera | SEED | 0.76 | Smith,A. … |
| Rodentia | WHOLE | 0.69 | Nowak,R. … |
| Cocos | LEAF | 0.38 | Smith,A. … |
| Magnoliopsida | NECTAR/JUICE | 0.35 | Nowak,R. … |
| Apoidea | EXUDATES | 0.19 | Smith,A. … |
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 | Scansonal | Scansonal | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554 |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Frugivore-Herbivore | Frugivore-Herbivore, Frugivore-omnivore | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, 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 | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, 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 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 80,350 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 25,000 | - | 66,000 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 57,076 | - | - | Juhn, M.,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 1,200 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 51.85 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| brainmass | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 386 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| skull_length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 248 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| femur circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 65 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 71 | - | - | 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..
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