Accepted taxon: Gulo gulo
| Taxon: | Gulo gulo |
|---|---|
| Rank: | Species |
| Higher Classification: | CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mustelidae | Mustelinae | Gulo |
| 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 Gulo gulo diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 1, ASH (Ash contents) 6, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 8, CP (Crude Protein) 49, EE (Ether Extract) 16.
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertebrata | WHOLE | 16.13 | Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata | CARRION | 12.55 | Nowak,R. … |
| Aves | EGGS | 10.42 | Grzimek,B… |
| Insecta | LARVAE | 7.06 | Damuth, J… |
| Mammalia | WHOLE | 5.60 | Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida | FRUIT | 5.38 | Damuth, J… |
| Aves | WHOLE | 5.38 | Grzimek,B… |
| Vertebrata | EGGS | 4.71 | Damuth, J… |
| Arvicolinae | WHOLE | 4.71 | Nowak,R. … |
| Capreolus | WHOLE | 4.43 | Nowak,R. … |
| Artiodactyla | WHOLE | 4.26 | Grzimek,B… |
| Rangifer tarandus | WHOLE | 2.94 | Nowak,R. … |
| Vertebrata | BONES | 2.91 | Smith,A. … |
| Rangifer | WHOLE | 2.69 | Smith,A. … |
| Cervus | WHOLE | 2.24 | Smith,A. … |
| Marmota | WHOLE | 1.79 | Smith,A. … |
| Myodes | WHOLE | 1.57 | Smith,A. … |
| Rodentia | WHOLE | 1.34 | Smith,A. … |
| Lagomorpha | WHOLE | 1.12 | Smith,A. … |
| Lynx canadensis | WHOLE | 1.12 | Grzimek,B… |
| Ovis | WHOLE | 0.98 | Nowak,R. … |
| Magnoliopsida | SEED | 0.45 | Smith,A. … |
| Fungi | SHOOT | 0.22 | 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 | Animalivore | Animalivore, Frugivore | – A. R. Friscia, B. Van Valkenburgh, A. R. Biknevicius, 2007, 'An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, no. 1, pp. 82-100, Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, 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 | arrhythmic | arrhythmic, nocturnal | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Nowak, R.M., 1991. Walker's Mammals of the World. 5th edJohns Hopkins Univ Press. Baltimore and London. |
| Locomotion: Eisenberg 1981 | Scansonal | Scansonal, Terrestrial | – John L. Gittleman, 1985, 'Carnivore body size: Ecological and taxonomic correlates', Oecologia, vol. 67, no. 4, pp. 540-554, Joshua X. Samuels, Blaire Van Valkenburgh, 2008, 'Skeletal indicators of locomotor adaptations in living and extinct rodents', Journal of Morphology, vol. 269, no. 11, pp. 1387-1411 |
| Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 | Carnivore | Carnivore | – A. R. Friscia, B. Van Valkenburgh, A. R. Biknevicius, 2007, 'An ecomorphological analysis of extant small carnivorans', Journal of Zoology, vol. 272, no. 1, pp. 82-100, Brian K. McNab, 1986, 'The Influence of Food Habits on the Energetics of Eutherian Mammals', Ecological Monographs, vol. 56, no. 1, p. 1, 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. |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 12,075.3 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | 5,800 | - | 32,000 | - | Freudenth… |
| Body Mass (BM) | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 12,792 | - | - | Juhn, M.,… |
| Head-Body Length (HBL) | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 723.5 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Occipital condyle width (OCW) | nan | mm | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 35.28 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| Measurement | Location | Unit | n Total | n Unknown | n Female | n Male | Min | Mean | Max | SD | Reference(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OPD (l) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| OPD (u) | n/a | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 28 | - | - | Evans, Al… | |
| brainmass | nan | g | - | - | - | - | - | 73 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| skull_length | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 139 | - | - | Engelman,… |
| BMR (kJ/h) | nan | kJ/h | - | - | - | - | - | 117 | - | - | McNab, B.… |
| femur circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 33 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus circumference | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 37 | - | - | Nelson, A… |
| humerus diameter | nan | mm | - | - | - | - | - | 10 | - | - | 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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