MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Mirounga leonina

Accepted taxon: Mirounga leonina
Taxon:	Mirounga leonina
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	CARNIVORA \| CANIFORMIA \| Phocidae \| Mirounga
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 Mirounga leonina diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 0, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 0, CP (Crude Protein) 79, EE (Ether Extract) 11. 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 Mirounga leonina.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Cephalopoda	WHOLE	33.33	Nowak,R. …
Osteichthyes	WHOLE	16.67	Nowak,R. …
Chimaeridae	WHOLE	14.29	Grzimek,B…
Cephaloscyllium	WHOLE	11.90	Grzimek,B…
Squalus acanthias	WHOLE	9.52	Grzimek,B…
Ophidion	WHOLE	7.14	Grzimek,B…
Scorpaenidae	WHOLE	4.76	Grzimek,B…
Teuthida	WHOLE	2.38	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 Mirounga leonina.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981	Aquatic	Aquatic	– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Piscivore and Squid-Eater	Piscivore and Squid-Eater	– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Animalivore	Animalivore	– Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos Mamíferos do Brasil 2ª Edição Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals 2nd Edition

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Mirounga leonina.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	Brazil	g	-	-	-	-	-	2,425,000	-	-	Paglia,A.…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Mirounga leonina.
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 Mirounga leonina.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Mirounga leonina	Turner,J., 2004, Mammals of Australia,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mirounga leonina	Paglia,A. P., 2012, Lista Anotada dos MamÃƒÂferos do Brasil 2Ã‚Âª EdiÃƒÂ§ÃƒÂ£o Annotated Checklist of Brazilian Mammals,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mirounga leonina	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Mirounga leonina	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted

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