MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Camelus bactrianus

Accepted taxon: Camelus bactrianus
Taxon:	Camelus bactrianus
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Camelidae \| Camelus
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 Camelus bactrianus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 25, ASH (Ash contents) 10, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 50, CP (Crude Protein) 13, 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 Camelus bactrianus.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	35.00	Grzimek,B…
Plantae	SHOOT	25.00	Smith,A. …
Poaceae	STEM	16.67	Grzimek,B…
Faidherbia	LEAF	15.00	Smith,A. …
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	8.33	Grzimek,B…
Vertebrata	BONES	0.00	Smith,A. …
Vertebrata	WHOLE	0.00	Smith,A. …

^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 Camelus bactrianus.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Herbivore-Browser,Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Camelus bactrianus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	690,000	-	-	Abraham, …
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	12	-	12	-	-	587,000	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	300,000	-	1,000,000	-	Freudenth…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	447,000	-	-	Meiri, S.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	88	-	-	88	-	672,500	-	-	Nelson, A…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	1	1	-	-	-	728,000	-	-	Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	3,350	-	-	Engelman,…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	88	-	-	88	-	2,908	-	-	Nelson, A…
Head-Body Length (HBL)	nan	mm	12	-	12	-	-	2,615	-	-	Nelson, A…
Occipital condyle width (OCW)	nan	mm	1	1	-	-	-	79.78	-	-	Engelman,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Camelus bactrianus.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
brainmass	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	575	-	-	Engelman,…
skull_length	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	539	-	-	Engelman,…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	0	-	-	Abraham, …
femur circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	131	-	-	Nelson, A…
humerus circumference	nan	mm	-	-	-	-	-	159	-	-	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 Camelus bactrianus.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Camelus bactrianus	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
Camelus bactrianus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Camelus bactrianus	Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Camelus bactrianus	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
Camelus bactrianus	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
Camelus bactrianus	Meiri, S., Raia, P. and Phillimore, A.B., 2011. Slaying dragons: limited evidence for unusual body size evolution on islands. Journal of Biogeography, 38(1), pp.89-100.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Camelus bactrianus	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
Camelus bactrianus	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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