MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rusa alfredi

Accepted taxon: Rusa alfredi
Taxon:	Rusa alfredi
Rank:	Species
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Cervidae \| Cervinae \| Rusa
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 Rusa alfredi diet.
CF (Crude Fibre) 21, ASH (Ash contents) 7, NFE (Nitrogen-Free-Extract) 58, CP (Crude Protein) 10, 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 Rusa alfredi.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
Magnoliopsida	LEAF	33.33	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	BUD	26.67	Grzimek,B…
Magnoliopsida	FRUIT	20.00	Grzimek,B…
Poaceae	STEM	20.00	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 Rusa alfredi.
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 Rusa alfredi.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	50,000	-	-	Meiri, S.…
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	36,000	-	60,000	-	Freudenth…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Rusa alfredi.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa		cm	5	5	-	-	-	11	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	5	5	-	-	-	3	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	5	5	-	-	-	24	-	-	Quibod, M…
average ungulate dietary grass fraction (proportional)	nan	unitless	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	Abraham, …

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Rusa alfredi.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Cervus alfredi	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Rusa alfredi	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
Rusa alfredi	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
Rusa alfredi	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
Cervus alfredi	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.	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Rusa alfredi	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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