MammalBase - Accepted taxon: Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata

Accepted taxon: Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
Taxon:	Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata
Rank:	Subspecies
Higher Classification:	ARTIODACTYLA \| Giraffidae \| Giraffa \| camelopardalis \| reticulata
Reference:	Wilson, Don E., and DeeAnn M. Reeder, eds. Mammal Species of the World. A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3rd ed), JHU Press, 2005.

Table 1. List of Diet Items for Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata.
TSN Complete name	Part	Ratio ^a.	Reference(s)
There are no Diet Items available.

^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 Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata.
Trait	Selected Value	All Value(s)	Reference(s)
No trait values available.

Table 3. List of Standard Measurements for Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
Body Mass (BM)	nan	g	-	-	-	-	-	845,380	-	-	Wimberly,…

Table 4. List of other Measurements ^b. for Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata.
Measurement	Location	Unit	n Total	n Unknown	n Female	n Male	Min	Mean	Max	SD	Reference(s)
A1-MLL (maximum lateral length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	111	-	-	Wimberly,…
A2-MML (maximum medial length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	93	-	-	Wimberly,…
A3-MIN (minimal length of the astragalus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	79	-	-	Wimberly,…
A4-WAT (width at tarsus of the astragalus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	73	-	-	Wimberly,…
A5-WAF (width at trochlea of the astragalus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	73	-	-	Wimberly,…
C1-UL (greatest length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	206	-	-	Wimberly,…
C2-TL (length of body of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	126	-	-	Wimberly,…
C3-MBH (midbody height of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	62	-	-	Wimberly,…
C4-MBTV (midbody transverse width of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	33	-	-	Wimberly,…
C5-FFL (fibular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	51	-	-	Wimberly,…
C6-CNFL (cubonavicular facet length of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	61	-	-	Wimberly,…
C7-HSF (height of sustentacular facet of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	43	-	-	Wimberly,…
C8-HST (height of sustentaculum tali of the calcaneus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	70	-	-	Wimberly,…
F1-UL (full length of the femur)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	515	-	-	Wimberly,…
F2-FL (functional length of the femur)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	533	-	-	Wimberly,…
F3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the femur)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	188	-	-	Wimberly,…
F4-PW (proximal width of the femur)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	180	-	-	Wimberly,…
F5-MLHW (mediolateral femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	88	-	-	Wimberly,…
F6-APHW (anteroposterior femoral head of the femur)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	69	-	-	Wimberly,…
F7-DW (distal width of the femur)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	151	-	-	Wimberly,…
F8-MPL (medial condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	208	-	-	Wimberly,…
F9-LPL (lateral condyle and patellar lip of the femur)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	145	-	-	Wimberly,…
H1-UL (full length of the humerus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	535	-	-	Wimberly,…
H2-FL (functional length of the humerus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	514	-	-	Wimberly,…
H3-MCF (midshaft circumference of the humerus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	212	-	-	Wimberly,…
H4-MTH (largest medial height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	69	-	-	Wimberly,…
H5-MidTH (smallest height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	53	-	-	Wimberly,…
H6-LTH (largest lateral height of trochlea of the humerus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	66	-	-	Wimberly,…
H7-PW (proximal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	149	-	-	Wimberly,…
H8-MLH (mediolateral humeral head width of the humerus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	118	-	-	Wimberly,…
H9-DW (distal width of the humerus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	128	-	-	Wimberly,…
MC1-UL (length of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	785	-	-	Wimberly,…
MC2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	52	-	-	Wimberly,…
MC3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	50	-	-	Wimberly,…
MC4-DW (distal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	97	-	-	Wimberly,…
MC5-PW (proximal width of the metacarpus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	101	-	-	Wimberly,…
MT1-UL (length of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	783	-	-	Wimberly,…
MT2-MAP (anteroposterior midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	49	-	-	Wimberly,…
MT3-MML (mediolateral midshaft of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	53	-	-	Wimberly,…
MT4-DW (distal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	90	-	-	Wimberly,…
MT5-PW (proximal width of the metatarsus)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	86	-	-	Wimberly,…
R1-UL (length of the radius)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	840	-	-	Wimberly,…
R2-PW (full proximal width of the radius)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	142	-	-	Wimberly,…
R3-NPW (width of humeral articular surface of the radius)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	124	-	-	Wimberly,…
R4-DW (distal width of the radius)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	134	-	-	Wimberly,…
S1-L (full length of the scapula)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	566	-	-	Wimberly,…
S2-GW (greatest cranio-caudal length of the scapula)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	220	-	-	Wimberly,…
S3-SW (shortest length of scapular neck of the scapula)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	85	-	-	Wimberly,…
S4-GH (anteroposterior glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	86	-	-	Wimberly,…
S5-GW (mediolateral glenoid fossa of the scapula)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	80	-	-	Wimberly,…
T1-L (full length of the tibia)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	605	-	-	Wimberly,…
T2-MCF (midshaft circumference of the tibia)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	203	-	-	Wimberly,…
T3-PW (proximal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	165	-	-	Wimberly,…
T4-DW (distal width of the tibia)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	115	-	-	Wimberly,…
U1-UL (length of the ulna)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	950	-	-	Wimberly,…
U2-OPL (olecranon process length of the ulna)	nan	mm	1	-	-	1	-	126	-	-	Wimberly,…

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

Table 5. List of Data Sources for Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata.
Taxon	Reference	Match	Status
Giraffa reticulata	Wimberly, A.N., 2023. Predicting body mass in Ruminantia using postcranial measurements. Journal of Morphology, 284(10), p.e21636.	3: Genus, Species = Master genus, subspecies	Verified - Accepted

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