MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Rusa marianna

Accepted taxon: Rusa marianna
Taxon:	Rusa marianna
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 marianna 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 marianna.
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 marianna.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
Dietary category: Eisenberg 1981	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	Herbivore-Mixed feeder	– Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068.
Dietary category: Miljutin 2009	Herbivore	Herbivore	– Quibod, M., Gélin, U., van Langevelde, F., Tomlinson, K. 2023. Diet-specific responses of skull traits to aridity gradients in bovids and cervids. Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. None(None), pp.None. Available at: 10.1093/zoolinnean/zlad068.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Rusa marianna.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	49,460	-	-	Wimberly,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Rusa marianna.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Length of the Masseteric Fossa		cm	8	8	-	-	-	12	-	-	Quibod, M…
Muzzle Width		cm	8	8	-	-	-	3	-	-	Quibod, M…
Total Length of the Skull		cm	8	8	-	-	-	24	-	-	Quibod, M…
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	28	37	54	9	Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	25	34	52	9	Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	22	29	43	7	Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	18	23	32	5	Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	16	20	28	4	Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	59	78	112	18	Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	39	52	76	12	Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	15	19	30	5	Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	7	10	14	2	Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	11	15	22	4	Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	14	18	26	4	Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	12	15	22	3	Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	18	24	34	6	Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	174	230	337	56	Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	171	221	313	48	Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	47	70	104	19	Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	44	57	85	14	Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	27	35	48	7	Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	19	26	36	6	Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	37	49	73	13	Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	46	63	91	15	Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	38	54	81	14	Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	139	184	267	44	Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	125	165	234	37	Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	48	71	106	19	Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	19	25	35	6	Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	13	19	28	5	Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	15	22	31	5	Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	34	47	71	13	Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	30	38	52	8	Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	30	40	51	7	Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	89	133	210	40	Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	10	14	20	4	Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	13	17	23	4	Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	20	26	38	6	Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	19	27	38	6	Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	107	154	227	40	Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	12	16	23	4	Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	11	16	23	4	Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	21	27	40	7	Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	19	26	36	6	Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	120	162	228	36	Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	29	38	54	9	Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	26	35	49	8	Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	24	32	47	8	Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	137	187	276	47	Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	83	107	140	19	Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	16	25	39	8	Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	24	31	42	6	Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	21	28	39	6	Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	172	231	321	50	Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	44	62	91	16	Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	39	52	74	12	Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	25	33	48	8	Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	157	213	303	49	Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna)	nan	mm	6	6	-	-	35	48	69	11	Wimberly,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Rusa marianna.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Cervus mariannus	Nowak,R. M., 1991, Walker's mammals of the world,	52: Genus, Species = Master subfamily genus, species	Verified - Accepted
Rusa mariannus	Grzimek,B., 2003, Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia: Mammals I-V,	51: Name variant or misspelling of the taxon	Verified - Accepted
Rusa marianna	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 marianna	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
Rusa marianna	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

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