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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Ceratotherium simum

Accepted taxon: Ceratotherium simum


Accepted taxon: Ceratotherium simum
Taxon: Ceratotherium simum
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PERISSODACTYLA | Rhinocerotidae | Ceratotherium
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 Ceratotherium simum diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 29, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 13, 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 Ceratotherium simum.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 83.33 Damuth, J…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 7.41 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida STEM 3.70 Grzimek,B…
Megathyrsus maximus STEM 3.70 Grzimek,B…
Themeda triandra STEM 1.85 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 Ceratotherium simum.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Grazer Herbivore-Grazer Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Ceratotherium simum.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Ceratotherium simum.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional) nan unitless - - - - - 1 - - Abraham, …
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 215 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 81 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 240 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 85 - - Nelson, A…
neck length nan mm - - - - - 570 - - Nelson, A…

b. other Measurements. Source Measurements which are not listed on or mapped with the Standard Traits..


Table 5. List of Data Sources for Ceratotherium simum.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Ceratotherum simum Clauss,M., 2005, Tannin-binding salivary proteins in three captive rhinoceros species, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Ceratotherium simum Mendoza,M., 2008, Hypsodonty in ungulates: an adaptation for grass consumption or for foraging in open habitat?, Journal of zoology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ceratotherium simum 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
Ceratotherium simum Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ceratotherium simum Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ceratotherium simum Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ceratotherium simum 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
Ceratotherium simum 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. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ceratotherium simum 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. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Ceratotherium simum Nelson, A., Engelman, R.K. and Croft, D.A., 2023. How to weigh a fossil mammal? South American notoungulates as a case study for estimating body mass in extinct clades. Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 30(3), pp.773-809. 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted

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