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MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Moschus moschiferus

Accepted taxon: Moschus moschiferus


Accepted taxon: Moschus moschiferus
Taxon: Moschus moschiferus
Rank: Species
Higher Classification: ARTIODACTYLA | Moschidae | Moschus
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 Moschus moschiferus diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 19, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 48, CP (Crude Protein) 19, EE (Ether Extract) 6. 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 Moschus moschiferus.
TSN Complete name Part Ratio a. Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida LEAF 35.56 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida SHOOT 28.89 Grzimek,B…
Ascomycota SHOOT 26.11 Grzimek,B…
Larix LEAF 3.33 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida FLOWER 1.85 Grzimek,B…
Pinus LEAF 1.67 Grzimek,B…
Bryophyta SHOOT 1.48 Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida STEM 0.74 Grzimek,B…
Poaceae STEM 0.37 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 Moschus moschiferus.
Trait Selected Value All Value(s) Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981 Herbivore-Mixed feeder Herbivore-Browser,Herbivore-Mixed feeder Abraham, …
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009 Herbivore Herbivore Abraham, …

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Moschus moschiferus.
Measurement Location Unit n Total n Unknown n Female n Male Min Mean Max SD Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM) nan g - - - - 7,000 - 18,000 - Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements b. for Moschus moschiferus.
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 - - - - - 0 - - Abraham, …
femur circumference nan mm - - - - - 39 - - Nelson, A…
femur diameter nan mm - - - - - 12 - - Nelson, A…
humerus circumference nan mm - - - - - 38 - - Nelson, A…
humerus diameter nan mm - - - - - 13 - - 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 Moschus moschiferus.
Taxon Reference Match Status
Moschus mosciferos Gordon,IJ, 1988, Incisor arcade structure and diet selection in ruminants, Functional Ecology 51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus Loison,A., 1999, What factors shape sexual size dimorphism in ungulates?, Evolutionary Ecology Research 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus 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
Moschus moschiferus Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus Smith,A. T., 2010, A guide to the mammals of China, 1: Exact Taxon match Verified - Accepted
Moschus moschiferus 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
Moschus moschiferus 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
Moschus moschiferus 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
Moschus moschiferus 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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