Accepted taxon: Mephitis macroura
Accepted taxon: Mephitis macroura
| Taxon: |
Mephitis macroura |
| Rank: |
Species |
| Higher Classification: |
CARNIVORA | CANIFORMIA | Mephitidae | Mephitis |
| 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 Mephitis macroura diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 7, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 14, CP (Crude Protein) 55, 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]
Table 1. List of Diet Items for Mephitis macroura.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Insecta |
WHOLE |
53.97 |
Damuth, J… |
| Rodentia |
WHOLE |
15.87 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Mammalia |
WHOLE |
11.11 |
Damuth, J… |
| Vertebrata |
WHOLE |
7.94 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Soricidae |
WHOLE |
6.35 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
3.17 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Opuntia |
FRUIT |
1.59 |
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 4. List of other Measurements b. for Mephitis macroura.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| skull_length |
nan |
mm |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
64 |
- |
- |
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 Mephitis macroura.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Mephitis macroura |
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 |
| Mephitis macroura |
Reid,F., 2006, Peterson field guide to mammals of North America, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mephitis macroura |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
1: Exact Taxon match |
Verified - Accepted |
| Mephitis macroura |
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 |
| Mephitis macroura |
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 |
| Mephitis macroura |
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 |
| Mephitis macroura |
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 |
| Mephitis macroura |
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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Mephitis macroura
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