MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Neophoca cinerea

Accepted taxon: Neophoca cinerea
Taxon:	Neophoca cinerea
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CARNIVORA \| CANIFORMIA \| Otariidae \| Neophoca
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 Neophoca cinerea diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 13, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 6, CP (Crude Protein) 70, EE (Ether Extract) 10. 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 Neophoca cinerea.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Cephalopoda	WHOLE	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	26.67	Grzimek,B…
Crustacea	WHOLE	15.00	Grzimek,B…
Nephropidae	WHOLE	11.67	Grzimek,B…
Astacoidea	WHOLE	10.00	Nowak,R. …
Spheniscidae	WHOLE	3.33	Nowak,R. …

^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 Neophoca cinerea.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Neophoca cinerea.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Neophoca cinerea.
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 Neophoca cinerea.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Neophoca cinerea	Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Neophoca cinerea	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Neophoca cinerea	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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