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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Conepatus leuconotus

Accepted taxon: Conepatus leuconotus


Accepted taxon: Conepatus leuconotus
Taxon: Conepatus leuconotus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mephitidae | Conepatus
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 Conepatus leuconotus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 6, ASH (Ash contents) 12, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 13, CP (Crude Protein) 56, 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]


Table 1. List of Diet Items for Conepatus leuconotus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Insecta WHOLE 29.17 Damuth, J…
Mollusca WHOLE 24.05 Damuth, J…
Arthropoda WHOLE 18.93 Damuth, J…
Mammalia WHOLE 13.81 Damuth, J…
Reptilia WHOLE 8.69 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 3.57 Reid,F., …
Magnoliopsida ROOT 1.79 Reid,F., …

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 Conepatus leuconotus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Frugivore-omnivore Frugivore-omnivore Juhn, M.,…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Frugivore Frugivore Juhn, M.,…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Conepatus leuconotus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - - 3,294 - - Juhn, M.,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g 3 3 - - - 944.98 - - Engelman,…
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,023 - 7,460 - Freudenth…
Head-Body Length (HBL) nan mm - - - - - 351 - - Engelman,…
Occipital condyle width (OCW) nan mm 3 3 - - - 17.88 - - Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Conepatus leuconotus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
brainmass nan g - - - - - 14 - - Engelman,…
skull_length nan mm - - - - - 71 - - Engelman,…
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..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Conepatus leuconotus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Conepatus leuconotus Damuth, J. 2010. ABSOLUT 6 a mammalian database compiled by the national center for ecological analysis and synthesis (NCEAS ) workshop on mammalian communities. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Conepatus leuconotus Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Conepatus leuconotus Law, C.J., Blackwell, E.A., Curtis, A.A., Dickinson, E., Hartstone‐Rose, A. and Santana, S.E., 2022. Decoupled evolution of the cranium and mandible in carnivoran mammals. Evolution. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Conepatus leuconotus Engelman, R.K., 2022. Occipital condyle width (OCW) is a highly accurate predictor of body mass in therian mammals. BMC biology, 20(1), p.37. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Conepatus leuconotus DeMers, A.C., 2023. Functional Significance of the Mandible, Tooth Roots, and Tooth Crowns, and their Implications for Fossil Dietary Inference (Doctoral dissertation, The Ohio State University). 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Conepatus leuconotus Freudenthal, M. and Martín-Suárez, E., 2013. Estimating body mass of fossil rodents. Scripta Geologica, 145, pp.1-513. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Conepatus leuconotus Juhn, M.S., Balisi, M.A., Doughty, E.M., Friscia, A.R., Howenstine, A.O., Jacquemetton, C., Marcot, J., Nugen, S. and Van Valkenburgh, B., 2024. Cenozoic climate change and the evolution of North American mammalian predator ecomorphology. Paleobiology, pp.1-10. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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