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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rhinoceros unicornis

Accepted taxon: Rhinoceros unicornis


Accepted taxon: Rhinoceros unicornis
Taxon: Rhinoceros unicornis
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: PERISSODACTYLA | Rhinocerotidae | Rhinoceros
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 Rhinoceros unicornis diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 26, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 52, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 3. 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 Rhinoceros unicornis.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Poaceae STEM 36.95 Grzimek,B…
Saccharum STEM 17.78 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida LEAF 15.62 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida STEM 10.48 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 8.89 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FRUIT 7.24 Grzimek,B…
Euphorbiaceae FRUIT 1.78 Grzimek,B…
Lilianae STEM 1.27 Nowak,R. …

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 Rhinoceros unicornis.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Mixed feeder Herbivore-Mixed feeder Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rhinoceros unicornis.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 1,410,000 - 3,000,000 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Rhinoceros unicornis.
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 - - - - - 231 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 79 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 236 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 72 - - 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 Rhinoceros unicornis.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Rhinoceros unicornis Clauss,M., 2005, Tannin-binding salivary proteins in three captive rhinoceros species, Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology-Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhinoceros unicornis 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
Rhinoceros unicornis Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhinoceros unicornis Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhinoceros unicornis Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Rhinoceros unicornis 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
Rhinoceros unicornis 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
Rhinoceros unicornis 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
Rhinoceros unicornis 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

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