Accepted taxon: Arctocephalus tropicalis
Accepted taxon: Arctocephalus tropicalis
| Taxon: |
Arctocephalus tropicalis |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Otariidae | Arctocephalus |
| 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 Arctocephalus tropicalis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 0, CP (Crude Protein) 51, EE (Ether Extract) 8.
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 Arctocephalus tropicalis.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Teuthida |
WHOLE |
35.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Euphausiidae |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Myctophidae |
WHOLE |
20.00 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Osteichthyes |
WHOLE |
15.00 |
Nowak,R. … |
| Spheniscidae |
WHOLE |
10.00 |
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 3. List of Standard Measurements for Arctocephalus tropicalis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass - Female (BM-F) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
55,000 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
| Body Mass - Male (BM-M) |
Brazil |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
165,000 |
- |
- |
Paglia,A.… |
Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Arctocephalus tropicalis.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Arctocephalus tropicalis.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Arctocephalus tropicalis |
Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arctocephalus tropicalis |
Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃÂferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arctocephalus tropicalis |
Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Arctocephalus tropicalis |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
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Arctocephalus tropicalis
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