MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Muntiacus atherodes

Accepted taxon: Muntiacus atherodes
Taxon:	Muntiacus atherodes
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Cervidae \| Cervinae \| Muntiacus
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 Muntiacus atherodes diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 24, ASH (Ash contents) 8, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 53, CP (Crude Protein) 11, EE (Ether Extract) 4. 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 Muntiacus atherodes.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	SHOOT	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Poaceae	STEM	26.67	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	20.00	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	13.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	SEED	6.67	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 Muntiacus atherodes.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Browser	Frugivore-Granivore,Herbivore-Browser	E. Meijaa…
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Frugivore,Herbivore	E. Meijaa…

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Muntiacus atherodes.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	17,470	-	-	Wimberly,…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	13,000	-	18,939	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Muntiacus atherodes.
Measurement	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa	cm	1	1	-	-	-	9	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width	cm	1	1	-	-	-	2	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull	cm	1	1	-	-	-	18	-	-	Quibod, M…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Muntiacus atherodes.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Muntiacus atherodes	Meijaard,E., 2008, The persistence and conservation of BorneoÃ¢â‚¬â„¢s mammals in lowland rain forests managed for timber: observations, overviews and opportunities, Ecological Research	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Muntiacus atherodes	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Muntiacus atherodes	Quibod, M.N.R.M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F. and Tomlinson, K.W., 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, p.zlad068.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Muntiacus atherodes	Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636.	1: Exact Taxon match	Verified - Accepted
Muntiacus atherodes	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
Muntiacus atherodes	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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