Accepted taxon: Equus asinus africanus
Accepted taxon: Equus asinus africanus
| Taxon: |
Equus asinus africanus |
| Rank: |
Subspecies |
| Higher Classification: |
PERISSODACTYLA | Equidae | Equus | asinus | africanus |
| 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 Equus asinus africanus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 30, ASH (Ash contents) 9, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 47, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 2.
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 Equus asinus africanus.
| TSN Complete name |
Part |
Ratio a. |
Reference(s) |
| Poaceae |
STEM |
66.67 |
Grzimek,B… |
| Magnoliopsida |
SHOOT |
33.33 |
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 Equus asinus africanus.
| Trait |
Selected Value |
All Value(s) |
Reference(s) |
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Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981
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Herbivore-Grazer
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Herbivore-Grazer
|
– Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006.
|
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Dietary category: Miljutin 2009
|
Herbivore
|
Herbivore
|
– Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006.
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Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Equus asinus africanus.
| Measurement |
Location |
Unit |
n Total |
n Unknown |
n Female |
n Male |
Min |
Mean |
Max |
SD |
Reference(s) |
| Body Mass (BM) |
nan |
g |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
275,000 |
- |
- |
Lundgren,… |
b. other Measurements.
Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..
Table 5. List of Data Sources for Equus asinus africanus.
| Taxon |
Reference |
Match |
Status |
| Equus africanus |
Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Equus africanus |
Abraham, J.O., Upham, N.S., Damian-Serrano, A. and Jesmer, B.R., 2022. Evolutionary causes and consequences of ungulate migration. Nature Ecology & Evolution, 6(7), pp.998-1006. |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Equus africanus |
Lundgren, E.J., Schowanek, S.D., Rowan, J., Middleton, O., Pedersen, R.Ø., Wallach, A.D., Ramp, D., Davis, M., Sandom, C.J. and Svenning, J.C., 2021. Functional traits of the world’s late Quaternary large-bodied avian and mammalian herbivores. Scientific data, 8(1), p.17. |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
| Equus africanus |
Rowan, J., Beaudrot, L., Franklin, J., Reed, K.E., Smail, I.E., Zamora, A. and Kamilar, J.M., 2020. Geographically divergent evolutionary and ecological legacies shape mammal biodiversity in the global tropics and subtropics. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(3), pp.1559-1565. |
3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies |
Verified - Accepted |
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